The Impossible

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The Impossible is a 2012 disaster drama film that recounts the true story of a family's struggle to survive and reunite in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.


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instanceOf English-language film
Spanish film
disaster drama film
film
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Actress for Naomi Watts
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama for Naomi Watts
Goya Award for Best Film
basedOn The Impossible (novelized account of María Belón’s experience)
true story of María Belón and her family
boxOffice over 180 million USD worldwide
cinematographyBy Óscar Faura
countryOfFirstRelease Spain
countryOfOrigin Spain
director J. A. Bayona
distributedBy Summit Entertainment (United States)
Warner Bros. Pictures (Spain)
editedBy Bernat Vilaplana
Elena Ruiz
EwanMcGregorRole Henry Bennett
filmingLocation Alicante, Spain
Thailand
genre disaster film
drama film
survival film
hasIMDbId tt1649419
mainSubject 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
MPAARating PG-13
musicBy Fernando Velázquez
NaomiWattsRole Maria Bennett
narrativeFocus family’s struggle to survive 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
originalLanguage English
producer Belén Atienza
Enrique López Lavigne NERFINISHED
Álvaro Augustin NERFINISHED
productionCompany Apaches Entertainment
Telecinco Cinema
publicationDate 2012-10-11
releaseYear 2012
runningTime 114 minutes
screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez
setInLocation Khao Lak
Thailand
setInPeriod December 2004
starring Ewan McGregor
Naomi Watts
Oaklee Pendergast
Samuel Joslin
Tom Holland
title The Impossible
TomHollandRole Lucas Bennett

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Fernando Velázquez
J. A. Bayona
Tom Holland
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J. A. Bayona
J. A. Bayona ("The Impossible (2012 film)")
directed
The Impossible ("The Impossible (novelized account of María Belón’s experience)")
basedOn
Tom Holland
debutFilm
Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
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The Impossible
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