Maria belon 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 alvarez and three sons lucas, simon and tomas alvarez. Its an intense, heartfelt, aweinspiring true story about a family and thier 3 children who go through desperate measures to help and eventually become reunited after a catastrophic tsunami. The impossible real life tsunami survivor maria belon interview. The impossible is a wellproduced, beautifully photographed disaster movie based on actual events. In the opening scenes, the impossible establishes the bennetts as people of.
Have we helped you choose movies that are appropriate for your family. The impossible stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts video interview stars discuss the impossible, juan antonio bayonas drama about a family who were caught up in the tsunami resulting from the. Each year on december 26, the anniversary of the tsunami, maria and her family get together and go to the beach. A family on holiday in thailand gets caught in the tsunami disaster of 2004. The musical in london and starred in the 2012 feature the impossible. But more importantly, it is a story about many people and what they suffered. Recalling the moment the tsunami struck, maria, a doctor. Tsunami survivor maria belon reflects on the impossible. The movie reinforces the random way that natural disasters cause destruction. Her journeynow depicted in the impossible, a film thats garnering awards buzz, including a golden globe nomination for star naomi watts is a tale of survival against all odds. The book, released on november 7, 2017, tells the story of joyces 14yearold son john, who fell through icy lake sainte louise the smaller of two lakes in the community of lake st. For belon, making the film was more than just a glamorous silver lining to a traumatic event. A regular family maria naomi watts, henry ewan mcgregor and their three kids travel to thailand to spend christmas.
After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. The whole family also attended the film s premiere at the toronto film festival in 2012. The miraculous story of a mothers faith and her childs resurrection is a nonfiction biography written by american author joyce smith, alongside contributor ginger kolbaba. Earlier in his acting career, he portrayed the title character in billy elliot. The first was with spanish film director carlos saura, who directed her in several films. The impossible broll 2012 naomi watts, ewan mcgregor movie hd.
The impossible is beautifully accurate, writes tsunami. 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 impossible real life tsunami survivor maria belon interview duration. They were giving tips, especially maria belon who is portrayed by naomi watts. He was present in thailand during the 2004 tsunami, his experiences mirroring those portrayed in the film the impossible. Nothing is impossible for maria belon front row features. The film follows the seriously wounded maria and her eldest son lucas as they struggle to safety, not knowing whether marias husband and their two younger sons are dead or alive. Free movies and tv shows you can watch now on imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The tsunami that devastated the pacific basin in the winter of 2004 remains one of the worst natural disasters in history. A risky choice to zone in on a family of five for a disaster film, but here it works. Ultimately, the impossible is a story of a mother and sons devotion to each other after the unthinkable has happened. He once jumped on a couch during an interview with oprah, in order to profess his love for katie holmes.
When her 14yearold son drowns in a lake, a faithful mother prays for him to come back from the brink of death and be healed. The impossible stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts video. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts with the. Teenager who died after drowning in icy water comes back to life when mother prays exclusive interview by leah marieann klett email protected oct 20, 2017 11. The film is based on a true story of the alvarez belons family, who. Boy who inspired faith survival story breakthrough says. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives, and the impossible never ever loses sight of this. The impossible 20 cast and crew in december 2004, closeknit family maria naomi watts, henry ewan mcgregor and their three sons begin their winter vacation in thailand. Moments later the belonalvarez family was swept apart by the torrential force of the indian ocean tsunami of 2004. They celebrate the memory of those who were lost, and they remember the love and patience that helped them heal. Theres no reason some people survive and others perish. The 20th century fox movie is based on joyce smiths book, the impossible, and was adapted for the screen by grant nieporte seven pounds.
She has stated that some of her family is from the canary islands. The cast includes naomi watts, ewan mcgregor and tom holland. You can see the powerful and inspiring new movie the impossible on december 21 2012. Ewan mcgregor and naomi watts are henry and maria who, with their three sons, journey to thailand for a christmas getaway. Watch hot girls on the casting couch or in the backroom office have sex on this free hardcore porn tube. Geraldine chaplin negotiated with the kidnappers, who had also threatened her infant son. 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. Bayona allows you to connect with the characters in the film, and really gets you to feel everything they felt and experience everything they experienced. She was severely injured in the tsunami and nearly died. Maria belon born may 12, 1966 is a spanish physician and motivational speaker, known for. The real family on whose experiences the film is based is spanish. The family on which this story is based were present during the whole shooting process.
Teenager who died after drowning in icy water comes back. Best known for playing spiderman in the marvel cinematic universe, including his debut starring role as the superhero in the 2017 film spiderman. Juan antonio bayonas drama about a family who were caught up in the tsunami resulting from the 2004 indian ocean. David sztypuljak from uk interviews tsunami survivor maria belon and the actress who plays her in the movie adaptation of her incredible story, naomi watts.
The impossible amanda bell 12212012 director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one family s story of. In 1978, the chaplin family were the victims of a failed extortion plot by kidnappers who had stolen the body of charlie chaplin. Henry, his wife maria, and three sons, lucas, thomas, and simon are vacationing on a resort in thailand over christmas holidays. The impossible stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts video interview. The tsunami took 230,000 lives in 14 countries, but somehow spared belons entire family.
Film talk the impossible stars ewan mcgregor and naomi watts video interview stars discuss the impossible, juan antonio bayonas drama about a family who were caught up in the tsunami resulting. 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 boxing. Movies movie genres actionadventure animation christian comedy documentary drama horror kids musical mysterysuspense romance scififantasy sports war western movie status. With wonderful acting, the impossible tells a captivating true story in which survival impulses, society, family ties and human kindness all shine and inspire. With marcel ruiz, topher grace, sarah constible, dennis haysbert. A british family on christmas holiday at a beach resort in thailand is torn apart when a deadly tsunami devastates the area. A family torn by a tsunami and reunited by fate footloosetomcat february 4, 20 spoiler alert jons, one half of my best friends, recommended that i watch this movie and luckily, my brother jami has already done so and made the same remark. She was portrayed in the 2012 film the impossible by naomi watts, who received a best actress academy award nomination for her performance. The impossible submerges the true impact of the tsunami film the. The film, the first movie dramatisation of the disaster, is tipped for oscar success. Now their amazing tale of survival has inspired the film the impossible, which opened in cinemas this week and stars ewan mcgregor, naomi watts and teen newcomer tom holland as tenyearold lucas alvarez. Before the audience of emba alumni and their families, gathered on.
A sensory overload of emotion and spectacle, the impossible is a disaster movie much, much better than the usual overblown fare pumped out by hollywood. The impossible is a movie that greatly portrays the human spirit and makes you believe that miracles can happen even in the most unexpected situations. Director juan antonio bayonas the impossible aims to tell one familys story of struggle and survival after the disastrous indian ocean. For bayona, the story of belons familys survival helped shed a light on the devastation left in the tsunamis wake. It is based on the experience of maria belon and her family in the 2004 indian ocean tsunami. True story of the impossible miracle survival of family. Then make sure we continue publishing by becoming a sustaining member. Tsunami survivors impossible story hits the big screen bbc news. Director and stars reveal how they made the impossible possible without cgi. Lucas shares his experience of growing up in a family with hd and the impact that has. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
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