The Impossible

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The Impossible

film by Bayona [2012]

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Tom Holland
Childhood and early career
…made his film debut in The Impossible, a drama that follows a family vacationing in Thailand when the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 devastates the country. Holland won critical praise for his role as the eldest son trying to help his injured mother (played by Naomi Watts) and locate his…
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…made his film debut in The Impossible, a drama that follows a family vacationing in Thailand when the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 devastates the country. Holland won critical praise for his role as the eldest son trying to help his injured mother (played by Naomi Watts) and locate his…
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Ewan McGregor
Moulin Rouge!, Fargo, and Halston
McGregor later appeared in The Impossible (2012), about tourists caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; August: Osage County (2013), a family drama starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts; and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), a comedic western. In 2016 McGregor went behind the camera…
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McGregor later appeared in The Impossible (2012), about tourists caught in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; August: Osage County (2013), a family drama starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts; and A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), a comedic western. In 2016 McGregor went behind the camera…
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Naomi Watts
21 Grams, King Kong, and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
In The Impossible (2012) Watts starred as a British doctor who while on vacation with her family in Thailand is caught by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress. Later she undertook the difficult task of playing…
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In The Impossible (2012) Watts starred as a British doctor who while on vacation with her family in Thailand is caught by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami; her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for best actress. Later she undertook the difficult task of playing…
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