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Nov 12, 2020 · Though the Bennet family in The Impossible is British, the real family that inspired the film is from Spain. María Belón, a physician, and her husband Enrique Álvarez were in Khao Lak, Thailand with their three sons, Lucas, Simón and Tomás when the tsunami struck.
- Elena Nicolaou
- 2 min
Nov 14, 2023 · The Impossible's terrifying depiction of the tsunami waves and their impact makes it hard not to wonder what happened to the real family depicted in the film. J.A. Bayona's 2012 film chronicles the real-life story of five people who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Nov 10, 2020 · The film tells the story of a family struggling to survive in the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, which made landfall and ripped across several countries, including...
- Assistant Editor
- Joshua St. Clair
- 3 min
Sep 14, 2023 · The Impossible true story is an incredible tale of one family's survival in the 2004 tsunami in Thailand. Spanish filmmaker J. A. Bayona directed the movie, which resulted in one Academy Award nomination and a box office performance that quadrupled the $45 million budget.
- Colin Mccormick
Nov 10, 2020 · The Impossible, starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, and a very young Tom Holland, tells the true story of the Álvarez-Belón family who survived the tsunami. So, where is the real family now in 2020?
May 15, 2024 · The Impossible is a film based on the true story of the Belón-Álvarez family, who survived the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The family's harrowing experiences and miraculous...
Nov 13, 2023 · In Juan Antonio Bayona’s disaster film ‘The Impossible,’ Karl Schweber is a German man who deals with the disappearance of his wife Kathy and daughter Gina, after a tsunami that hits the Thai villages of Khao Lak.
