Based on the real life experiences of the 2004 Southeast Asian tsunami disaster.
The gimmick: The Impossible is a disaster movie that refuses to step into "triumph of the human spirit" territory. Disaster comes unexpectedly and is an equal opportunity taker.
Watch for: a film that spits in the face of genre conventions and comes out the better for it.
Read my full review at Fridae, first published on 16 January 2013.
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