Disaster movie "Impossible". Actors and roles

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

"The Impossible" is a disaster film about the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The creator of the film is the Spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona. The lead actress was nominated for the Golden Globe and Oscar awards. The picture received high praise from critics. The plot, actors and roles of the film "The Impossible" are presented in the article.

Summary

The plot is based on the story of a real person - a Spanish doctor named Maria Belen Alvarez. During the earthquake, the woman and her family were in Thailand. During the tsunami, Maria almost died. Actors "Impossible" played tourists from the UK. In all other respects, the plot corresponds to the events that took place in reality.

It is worth saying that the actors in "The Impossible" for the role of members of the family affected by the tsunami were selected by the director, relying not only on their ownpreferences. So, the leading lady was approved because she is Maria Belen Alvarez's favorite artist.

On the day of the earthquake, the family spent their time, as befits vacationers, serene and idle. Nothing foretold disaster. Maria's husband swam in the pool with his sons. The main character is sitting on a sun lounger and reading 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 stream rushing by. As in any other disaster film, the cast of "Impossible" didn't have to feign any deep feelings. Only horror and fear of death. All the events of the picture come down to the attempts of the heroes to escape. Who played in the movie "The Impossible"?

Actors

Starring Naomi Watts. It was she who 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, she did not hesitate to propose Naomi Watts.

Ewan McGregor played the wife of the main character. Bennett children - Tom Holland, Oakley Pendergast, Samuel Joslin. Other actors of "The Impossible" - Douglas Johansson, Geraldine Chaplin, Schenke Mehring, Martha Etura.

Naomi Watts

The actress was born in 1968 in the UK. Parents had nothing to do with cinema. Her father died when the future actress was only seven years old. The financial situation in the family was quite difficult. Mother with Naomi and her brothermoved quite often. Finally settled in Australia, in the city of Sydney.

Before Naomi Watts landed her first film role, she worked as both a model and a journalist. At the same time, already in 1986, she played an episodic role in the popular TV series "Return to Eden". Until 2001, she played in more than ten films. The beginning of her career can not be called unsuccessful. But fame didn't come to Naomi right away.

Watts' breakthrough acting career was her role in 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 discussed in this article, Naomi Watts played in the films Stay, Ring 2, The Painted Veil, Inland Empire, International, Dreamhouse, The 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 in the King Kong film. Who kept her company on the set while working on the film about the tsunami?

Ewan McGregor

This actor played the male lead in the film "The Impossible". Ewan McGregor 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", "Trainspotting", "Island", "To hell with love!","Big Fish" For the film-musical "Moulin Rouge!" Ewan McGregor was honored with the Golden Satellite Award.

Tom Holland

The British actor played the son of the main character in the film "The Impossible". For Holland, this was not the first role. In 2012, he played in the film Arietty from the Land of the Lilliputians. The most famous picture with Tom Holland (not counting the movie "The Impossible") is "Captain America: Civil War".

Geraldine Chaplin played a minor but memorable role in the film. 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 debut in her father's film "Frame Lights". Geraldine Chaplin was also involved in the filming of the last film of the great director - "The Countess from Hong Kong".