Based on a true story, The Impossible is a film with a simple plot, but a far from simple story. A powerful, and enduring movie about a family who, against all odds, survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Director J. A. Bayona brings new meaning to the word 'inspiring'.
Tom Holland as Lucas Bennett. Source: Collider
When the tsunami hits the resort that Maria Bennett (Naomi Watts) and her family are staying at, it is a fight for survival. Separated from her three boys and her husband, she finds her self struggling to fight the currents and waves. Stuck in the water, her body is battered and beaten until she sees her oldest son, Lucas (Tom Holland). Civilians manage to carry Maria's body to a nearby hospital that has been treating the injured.
