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He used to cut grass, raked leaves and sold easter and christmas cards doortodoor. This is not to dismiss the real anguish of people like the family. By angela dawson front row features hollywoodmaria belon is more than just a tsunami survivor. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen. This allows the film to be much more intimate, and the audience is quickly able to connect with the bennett family, starting simply with their arrival to thailand. Its an amazing journey into the love and faith of one family. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts with the name. Before the audience of emba alumni and their families, gathered on. It features british cast naomi watts, ewan mcgregor and tom holland.

Moments later the belonalvarez family was swept apart by the torrential force of the indian ocean tsunami of 2004. Naomi watts and ewan mcgregor star in the impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were caught in the deadly indian ocean tsunami. Nothing is impossible for maria belon front row features. Creating the tsunami scene in the impossible the new.

All i could see was water and two of my boys clinging to the tops of trees. What begins as a leisurely family vacation in thailand turns into destruction and despair in the impossible, one of a few films this year in which characters respond to, and struggle to. A 2012 film about one familys impossible story during the boxing day tsunami. The impossible is beautifully accurate, writes tsunami.

Bayona could not find spanish actors to play the real life characters. This film, the impossible, brought my family and i close to tears. How closely the film follows the experiences of this family is not sure, as they dont seem to have been publicly interviewed yet. Naomi watts took on the impossible through real tsunami victims stories actress plays an emotional role in a film about the 2004 tsunami. With slava smolokowski, ilona cerowska, florian kaps, oskar smolokowski. The impossible real life tsunami survivor maria belon. Watts brings us the pain and despair of the real maria in her desperate struggle for life and to reunite her family. Just watched the film the impossible with my boyfriend and cried the whole way through.

Then again, as its based on a true story, its probably unfair to label the impossible as such a movie because the plight of the characters is at its heart throughout the entire duration. It is based on the experience of maria belon and her family in the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Kentborn naomi watts plays maria and ewan mcgregor is her. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen bbc news. The impossible, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor, can be described as a horror film, with nature as the villain. Unbeknownst to all, the entire family is miraculously in the same place. The movie, about a family vacationing in thailand when the asian tsunami struck, hit too close to home for this psychologist first responder who was in sri lanka to help after the real disaster and after many other such tragic events. The impossible focuses on one family and there has been some criticism of that fact, yet. Bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and. She was petrified, alone and convinced she was dying but in a miracle that has inspired new film the impossible, the mum and her family survived.

Ultimately, the impossible is a story of a mother and sons devotion to each other after the unthinkable has happened. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Naomi watts discusses the real life inspiration for the impossible. Theres no reason some people survive and others perish. Nominated for an academy award best actress, naomi watts and based on the true story of one familys survival, the impossible is an epic journey to the core of the human heart.

Maria belon born may 12, 1966 is a spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for. The rest of the film consists of the family trying to find each other again. Creating a wholly true true story is impossible, but juan antonio bayonas. Director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one family s story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian ocean tsunami of 2004. Now their amazing tale of survival has inspired the film the impossible, which. What a miraculous story of survival, courage, and family love. The impossible is a wellproduced, beautifully photographed disaster movie based on actual events. The impossible project app lets you expose your digital iphone images to analog instant film from polaroid originals via the instant lab. Perhaps this film is best described as a family drama with elements of disaster, then. And the eccentric, crazy austrian scientist, who saved the worlds last polaroid factory just. While the audience was filled with dread in anticipation of what was to come, the bennetts. Impossible film series as ethan hunt 19962018 address. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi.

I had no real expectations about the film, but walked out of the cinema with an overriding sense of satisfaction. Bayonas the impossible is a truelife disaster movie that opens with a spectacularly harrowing recreation of the mass destruction and death wreaked by the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. Her story is the subject of juan antonio bayonas the impossible, an emotional and riveting account of the 2004 tsunami. True story of the impossible miracle family who inspired new. Mother maria bennet, an exdoctor, is swept out in the tidal wave with oldest son lucas. Yes, this film is based on the experiences of a spanish family who were caught in the terrible tsunami that began on 26 december 2004. Here he responds to criticisms leveled at the impossible, which suggested the film overlooked the majority of. Bayona the orphanage and starring academy award nominee naomi watts and golden globe nominee ewan mcgregor, brings that level of respect and realism to the events that unfolded for one family eight years ago. An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time. The tsunami that devastated the pacific basin in the winter of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in history. The fact that its based on a true story is a testament of the human spirit and the bond of a family. Lo imposible is a 2012 englishlanguage spanish disaster drama film directed by j. The impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami film the. It was almost impossible for me to watch the impossible.

Although i assumed its climax, as shown in clint eastwoods film hereafter 2010, would never be surpassed, that was before i had seen the impossible. The film was so emotional knowing that it was based on a true story, its so sad they had to. The impossible real life tsunami survivor maria belon interview. The critically acclaimed film, the impossible, from spanish director j. Film based on real family who survived the tsunami. People are yearning for real things and authenticity. Twenty years later, my experience of suicide, and, in turn, the film itself, has changed. Impossible is sensuous and inspiring film about the revenge of analog. Naomi watts and ewan mcgregor star in the impossible, a film based on the true story of one family who were caught in the deadly indian.

The screenplay isnt quite as powerful as the direction or the acting, but with such an astonishing reallife story at its center, the impossible is never less. Creating a wholly true true story is impossible, but juan antonio. Naomi watts took on the impossible through real tsunami. His familys survival story inspired the 2012 film the impossible, starring naomi watts and ewan mcgregor. Henry walks past marias ward, and she appears to recognize his shadow against the curtain of her ward, but is too weak to call out. The acting from the leads, including the children, were great, adding to the believability of the film. Is it the tsunami coming, an early aural glimpse of the movies grim and. Filmproduzentin belen atienza sitzt im auto, als sie zufallig im radio ein interview mit familie belon hort. The bennett family henry ewan mcgregor, maria naomi watts, and their three sons travel to thailand for a christmas holiday. However even though its a majorly touching story i cant help but wonder what happend to karl who let the dad borrow his phone, he just left and it seems like noone had a second thought about him. The impossible is very intense in parts, especially the wave scene, however i felt as though it was never of bad taste. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died. Director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian ocean tsunami of 2004. Tom cruise birthday, real name, age, weight, height.

The movie reinforces the random way that natural disasters cause destruction. The film, the first movie dramatisation of the disaster, is tipped for oscar success. This is a real family were talking about, so where is the idiosyncrasy. The fact that the real family of five vacationers who survived the disaster were spaniards perhaps explains why this lavish production comes from madrids. She is a woman who has experienced a horrific tragedy and lived to tell the tale. The english bennet family are on christmas holiday in thailand when the tsunami hits. Guardian reader simon jenkins was in thailand when the 2004 tsunami struck. Its being untouchable, its believing that none of this is real.

Maria belon born may 12, 1966 is a spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for surviving the 2004 indian ocean earthquake and tsunami when she was on vacation in thailand with her husband enrique quique alvarez and three sons lucas, simon and tomas alvarez. The impossible is based on the story of a spanish family, but the filmmakers apparently thought no spanish actors were sufficiently empathetic, said chris hewitt in the pioneer press. Last year, a family member and a close friend both killed themselves, in the space of about six months. The impossible is based on a true story in the lives of a reallife spanish family. Lucas spots his father recognizing his shorts and bloody legs in the distance, but immediately. He worked hard when his father left him and his family. Were literally sick of the digital world engulfing us. An emotional tearjerker, the impossible is a brilliant film, which will have you glued to the screen as you root against the odds while simultaneously fearing the worst. I was so pleased that the impossible had been made. This is the real family who is reflected in the film the impossible here with the main actors.

The impossible, with naomi watts and ewan mcgregor the. Niels schneider and virginie efira in an impossible love i s there any other kind. She has stated that some of her family is from the canary islands. The villain of this film actually specifies three kinds of love. For belon, making the film was more than just a glamorous silver lining to a traumatic event.