The Impossible(2012)- Production Details

Poster of The Impossible

Synopsis

As Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, they are looking forward to a few days in a tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth. Maria freezes in fear when she sees a huge wall of black water racing across the hotel grounds towards them. Based on a true story about a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time, the terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that Maria and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives.

Production Details

In Theaters

  • December 21, 2012

MPAA Rating

PG-13 (for intense realistic disaster sequences, including disturbing injury images and brief nudity)

Genres

Drama, Foreign, Thriller, Nature

Run Time

1 hour 54 minutes

Distributors

Summit Entertainment, LLC

Box Office

$18,605,560

Also Known As

  • Untitled Juan Antonio Bayona/Sergio Sanchez Project
  • Lo imposible

Filming Locations

  • Alicante, Spain
  • Thailand

Produced In

Spain

Directors

CAST

Naomi Watts

Dr. Maria Belon

Ewan McGregor

Quique Alvarez