The Impossible Page #2

Synopsis: A regular family - Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their three kids - travel to Thailand to spend Christmas. They get an upgrade to a villa on the coastline. After settling in and exchanging gifts, they go to the pool, like so many other tourists. A perfect paradise vacation until a distant noise becomes a roar. There is no time to escape from the tsunami; Maria and her eldest are swept one way, Henry and the youngest another. Who will survive, and what will become of them?
Director(s): J.A. Bayona
Production: Lionsgate Films
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 27 wins & 67 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
73
Rotten Tomatoes:
81%
PG-13
Year:
2012
114 min
$18,996,755
Website
5,880 Views


- Lucas?

- Mom, I'm here.

Thanks!

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

Oh!

My boy!

I cannot see them, my boys.

My boys.

Lucas!

Lucas!

Do not let them take me

anywhere without you.

Don't worry Mom.

I will not leave you alone. I promise.

All right!

Where is Daniel? What about Daniel?

Daniel?

Lucas, where is Daniel?

I don't know.

Thanks!

Thank you!

- It's very cold in here.

- It's not cold, Mom.

Mom.

Mom, what's wrong?

I need some antibiotics.

Look in the cupboard.

I can't read the labels.

They're all in Thai.

It got to be labeled.

Oh, look at the side.

- OK!

- Let me look, Lucas.

Oh, thank God!

Oh, thanks!

See that, boy?

I'm all he's got in the world.

Do you understand?

I'm a doctor, too.

I'm bleeding. You've got to stop it.

Please, I need some antibiotics.

Please help.

- Are you okay?

- I lost my husband and two children.

If something happens to me...

What color is it?

- What?

- My leg.

- Still red?

- Yes, it's still red.

- What does that mean?

- It's good.

As long as it doesn't turn black.

You need to eat something.

Eat it.

- Don't bossy!

- I wonder who I take after.

Hello!

What's your name?

My name is Maria, and this is my son, Lucas.

What's your name?

Hey, give her some tangerine.

She must be starving!

Be careful!

Turn your head to the side, please.

You'll choke if you don't.

Please, please!

She needs help.

Turn her head!

Help her, Lucas, help her!

Mom, are you okay?

Mom, Mom are you okay?

What are you doing?

Mom, are you okay?

Mom, stop it, stop it!

That's enough!

Mom, stop it! Mom!

Mom, stop it!

Francisca!

Francisca!

Lucas, look at this place.

They're so busy in here.

You got to go and do something.

Go and help people.

You're good at it.

- What do you want me to do?

- Just something. Anything.

Will you be alright?

Come on, Lucas!

I'm not going anywhere.

- I promise.

- Okay.

It's your family?

Adolph, Joseph, Walton.

- You're looking for your family?

- Have you seen them, Benstrom?

Okay, calm down!

I will help you. Okay?

I... I just... looking... Joseph.

I'll try to help you. Okay.

Okay.

Are you Benstrom?

Are you Benstrom?

Excuse, I need to access

to Morten Benstrom?

Morten Benstrom?

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

I'm looking for my... my son.

- Your son?

- Peter Barry.

- Yes. He'll be wondering where I am.

- OK!

Peter Barry?

Morten Benstrom?

Morten Benstrom?

Peter Barry? Joseph?...

Anne-Marie.

Sorry, what's her name again?

Anne-Marie de Von!

Anyone?

Radha Castorini.

Tatiana... Tatiana Jenochova.

- Kadum Pasedi.

- Pas... Pasedi?

Joseph Benstrom, anyone?

Pasegadi?

Morten Benstrom?

Radha Castorini?

Erik Stolman...

Anne-Marie De Brown?

- Morten Benstrom?

- Yes.

- Morten Benstrom from Sweden?

- Yes.

- I know your dad.

- Papa?

Yes, your papa is here.

- I'll bring him here. Okay?

- Yes.

No, no, no, you need to stay here.

I will bring your papa here. Okay?

No! No, you have to stay here,

you have to stay here,

because it's a very long way, and you

you have to rest. Okay?

Okay?

Okay.

Benstrom!

Where is my mom?

Mom?

Mom?

Mom!

No, no, what are you doing?

This is my mom's bed! Get off!

- Get off!

- OK, come on!

- It's okay! Take it easy, boy!

- No! My mom was here. And he takes her file.

Look! You have to come with me.

I will help you.

Okay?

Okay.

What's your name?

- What's your name?

- Lucas Bennett.

Where were you staying?

Staying in... uh...

In, the Orchid beach resort in Khaolak.

Was somebody else traveling with you?

Lucas?

My dad, and my two little brothers.

Do you know what happened to them?

- Is there somebody we could call?

- Uh... uh...

My granddad.

What's his name?

Bryan, but...

But I don't remember his number.

Lucas?

Lucas?

Maria?

Maria?

Lucas?

Lucas?

Maria!

Lucas!

Maria!

Hey man! You all right?

It seems till I hear me.

I'll be up in a second.

Don't even bother, they are sending

trucks to the mountains.

- Just staying on time, alright? They'll be here soon.

- Yes, I know.

- Can you tell them I'm back?

- Yeah, sure. Hold on.

Hey boys, your dad is back!

- Dad! Dad!

- Dad!

- Dad!

- Dad!

Hey!

Out the hallway

a helicopter just flew by.

- Did they?

- Yeah!

Mom and Lucas...

Why don't you come

down here a minute, Thomas?

What about me?

You stay and see if you can see

any more helicopters. Is that's okay?

- Okay.

- Good boy!

You're almost stepped right.

You got it?

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, my God!

I can't find them.

Did you see a lot of dead people?

While I'm a very serious commenter.

- Not mom and Lucas, right?

- No, I didn't see them.

I bumped my feet on the

reef, that was really hot.

- Everyone was leaving.

- Sure.

Can we leave yet?

I need you to them...

I need you to do me a favor, Thomas.

It's time everyone going to the mountains,

seek to a shelter where it should be safe,

but I can't go with you.

You can't leave us alone again, Dad.

I have to keep looking for them, you see?

- You have to look after Simon.

- No!

No, stay with us,

I can't look...

I've never looked after someone before.

- I'm scared.

- I know, I know.

I'm scared too.

But you know, you know, the most

scary bit for me...

- When the water hit.

- No.

After that, when I

came up, I was on my own.

That was the scariest part.

And then I saw the two of

you climbing to the tree in there.

I didn't feel so scared anymore,

because I knew I wasn't on my own. You see?

What if Mommy and Lucas

are on their own right now...

Imagine how scared they'll be.

- We'll look for those in camps-

- No! Thomas, you have to look after Simon.

And I'm going to keep looking for them.

Okay?

Okay?

Do you understand?

Hello.

Yeah, I hear you.

I'll be looking for him.

Are you alright? Have you lost someone?

We're fine.

We just want to get out of here.

Excuse me. I've been trying

to place a call back home.

I wonder if I could use

your phone? It will be very quick.

Look around you man, everybody's

needing something right now.

But our battery is almost dead,

and we need the phone.

I'll see you in the morning. Okay?

- You're not you coming?

- No, I'm not coming.

Thomas will take care of you, all right?

Listen to me, you can behave yourselves, okay?

And you need to stay with this group.

And I'm going to be with you just

as soon as I can. Okay?

You gonna behave yourselves. Okay?

I love you.

- Will you have my boys for me, please?

- Just come with us.

You know it's useless.

I can't stop looking.

I love you.

I'll see you tomorrow, I promise.

I love you.

Maria

Lucas!

Maria!

Lucas!

Oh, no!

No!

Hey man, are you okay?

Get in the car. We will drive

you somewhere safer.

My wife didn't want to come

to Thailand for Christmas holidays.

Because of my leg.

I insisted, my little girl, Ginna.

She's just two.

The noise woke me up.

I was alone in the room.

I went out to the terrace and saw the

sea coming in land.

It took me five seconds to reach the

stairs, but the water was already there.

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Sergio G. Sánchez

Sergio Gutiérrez Sánchez is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Sánchez has written and directed his own screenplays for short films such as Temporada baja (2003) and 7337 (2000). Sánchez's first film script was for The Orphanage in 1996. Sánchez originally wanted to direct the script but he was repeatedly turned down by various Spanish production companies. While Sánchez was working on the short film 7337, he met with director Juan Antonio Bayona and offered him the script to direct. The Orphanage was a large hit and Sánchez was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2008 Goya Awards in Spain.In May 2009, Variety reported that Sánchez would re-team up with The Orphanage director Juan Antonio Bayona, on a production by Madrid-based Apaches Entertainment, Telecinco Cinema, and Spongeman, Bayona's own Barcelona-based label. Sánchez completed a first-draft screenplay in late April. The film, called The Impossible, was filmed in 2010. more…

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