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Rating: 7/10 (23 April 2013)

The Impossible
If you are ever caught in a tsunami, it's important to remember to stay out of the way of those who came to surf the epic swell.
However, the family in this drama is more concerned with finding each other.
On Christmas vacation in Thailand, Maria (Naomi Watts), Henry (Ewan McGregor) and their sons, Lucas (Tom Holland), Tomas (Samuel Joslin) and Simon (Oaklee Pendergast), are caught in the tsunami triggered by an offshore earthquake.
In the wake of the wave, a wounded Maria, Lucas and a toddler team-up to reach an overpopulated hospital.
Elsewhere on the island, an equally injured Henry, Simon and Tomas set out to find their missing family members.
Based on the 2004 natural disaster, The Impossible proficiently portrays the human horrors of the aftermath, and the courage and faith it took to persevere.
On the bright side, the tsunami washed away most of Thailand's sex tourists.
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