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The Impossible

Release Date: Dec 21, 2012
Rated: Disturbing Injury Images, Brief Nudity and Intense Realistic Disaster Seq
Runtime: 1 hr. 43 min.
Genres: Drama
Director:Juan Antonio Bayona
Cast:Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Marta Etura, Sönke Möhring, Geraldine Chaplin. Full cast + crew

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Director Juan Antonio Bayona follows up his critically acclaimed feature debut The Orphanage with this drama set during the 2004 Thailand tsunami, detailing one family's incredible fight for survival. Inspired by actual events, The Impossible finds Henry (Ewan McGregor), his wife Maria (Naomi Watts), and their three sons lounging poolside at a scenic Thailand resort following an eventful Christmas. But just as the family begins to forget their troubles and settle in for a relaxing tropical getaway, one...more

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Heart-Wrenching! by pedsarq
You should consider whether you're in the mood for a good cry or not before going to see this film. It's about the Tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004. A...

Heart-wrenching example of the Human Spirit by Reel_Deal_Gal
I saw "Les Miserables" yesterday, and it didn't have near the emotional impact of this film. Literally, I sat in the theater for the full ten minutes of...