The Impossible (2012)
Directed by J. A. Bayona
A family's Christmas holiday at a beach resort in Khao Lak is torn apart by the 2004 tsunami, and the scattered survivors search the hospitals of southern Thailand for each other.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Orchid Beach Resort≈ 00:03:00Khao Lak, ThailandStated on screen
The family arrives for Christmas and enjoys two days at the resort before the wave hits.
- 2Flooded inland, the tree≈ 00:12:00Khao Lak, ThailandInferred
Swept inland by the water, badly injured Maria and Lucas find each other and shelter in a tree with a small boy.
- 2Wrecked resort≈ 00:55:00Khao Lak, ThailandInferred
Henry, who survived with the two younger boys, sends them to safety in the hills and stays to search.
- 3Hospital≈ 00:38:00Takua Pa, ThailandStated on screen
In an overcrowded hospital Maria undergoes surgery while Lucas helps other families find each other.
- 4Hospital≈ 01:30:00Takua Pa, ThailandInferred
- 5Medical flight≈ 01:43:00SingaporeStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,087 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 2
- Stops
- 6
- Plane: 1,032 km
- Not shown: 28 km
- Truck: 28 km
- Swimming: 0.0 km
- On foot: 0.0 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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