Impossible is a disaster film dedicated to the Indian Ocean earthquake in December 2004. The creator of the film is the Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayon. The lead singer was nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars. The film was praised by critics. The plot, actors and roles of the movie "Impossible" are presented in the article.
Summary
The plot is based on the story of a real person - a Spanish doctor named Maria Bélén Alvarez. During the earthquake, a woman with her family was in Thailand. During the tsunami, Mary almost died. Actors of the "Impossible" played tourists from the UK. In all other respects, the plot corresponds to events that occurred in reality.
It is worth saying that the actors in "Impossible" on the role of family members affected by the tsunami, the director selected, relying not only on their own preferences. So, the performer of the leading role was approved, because she is the favorite artist of Maria Belen Alvarez.
On the day of the earthquake, the family spent time, as befits a vacationer, serene and idle. Nothing boded disaster. Maria’s husband was swimming in the pool with his sons. The main character is located on a deck chair and read a book. Instantly a giant wave covered everyone. Maria miraculously managed to survive and save her son, whom she saw a few hours later in a sweeping stream. As in any other disaster film, the actors of the Impossible did not have to portray any deep feelings. Only horror and fear of death. All the events of the picture are reduced to the attempts of the heroes to escape. Who played in the movie "Impossible"?
Actors
The main role was played by Naomi Watts. She was the favorite actress of Maria Alvarez. The woman was delighted with her game in the film "21 grams." And therefore, when the director gave her the right to choose, without hesitation, she nominated Naomi Watts.
The wife of the main character was played by Ewan McGregor. Bennett children - Tom Holland, Oakley Pendergast, Samuel Jocelyn. Other actors in The Impossible are Douglas Johansson, Geraldine Chaplin, Schenke Mehring, Martha Etur.
Naomi Watts
The actress was born in 1968 in the UK. Parents had nothing to do with cinema. Father died when the future actress was only seven years old. The financial situation in the family was rather difficult. Mother with Naomi and her brother moved quite often. Finally, settled in Australia, in the city of Sydney.
Before Naomi Watts performed her first film role, she managed to work as a model and a journalist. However, she already in 1986 played a cameo role in the popular series "Return to Eden." Until 2001, she played in more than ten films. The beginning of her career cannot be called unsuccessful. But the fame for Naomi did not come immediately.
A breakthrough in the acting career of Watts was the role in the film "Mulholland Drive." And two years later, she played in the film "21 grams", for which she was nominated for an Oscar. Prior to filming the film, which is discussed in this article, Naomi Watts played in the films "Stay", "Call-2", "Painted Veil", "Internal Empire", "International", "Dream House", "Game without rules "and others. Another of her famous film works is King Kong. This film was released seven years before the premiere of the disaster film "The Impossible." Actor Adrien Brody is Naomi Watts' partner for the King Kong movie. Who made her company on the set while working on the tsunami movie?
Ewan McGregor
This actor played a major male role in the movie Impossible. Ewan Macregore is a two-time winner of the prestigious BAFTA Award. His career began in the early nineties. The most famous films with McGregor are “Intimate Diary”, “On the Needle”, “Island”, “Fuck Love!”, “Big Fish”. For the musical film "Moulin Rouge!" Ewan McGregor was awarded the Golden Satellite Award.
Tom Holland
The British actor played in the movie "Impossible" the son of the main character. For Holland, this was not the first role. In 2012, he played in the movie "Arietti from the Land of the Lilliputians". The most famous painting with Tom Holland (not counting the movie The Impossible) is Captain America: Civil War.
In the film, a minor but memorable role was played by Geraldine Chaplin. She played a woman telling one of Mary's sons about the stars after the earthquake. This actress is the daughter of the famous Charlie Chaplin. At the age of eight, she made her film debut in her father's film, "The Lights of the Frame." Geraldine Chaplin was also involved in the filming of the last film of the great director - "Countess from Hong Kong."