The Impossible

“Nothing is more powerful than the human spirit.”

In December 2004, Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three sons begin a winter holiday in Thailand. On the day after Christmas, a roar rises from the sea and a wall of black water comes in over everything. J. A. Bayona builds the film on the true story of María Belón's family, and what it shows most clearly is how often strangers are the ones who keep a person alive.