- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Maria, Henry y sus tres hijos comienzan sus vacaciones de invierno en Tailandia. En la mañana del 26 de diciembre, la familia se relaja en la piscina después del día de Navidad cuando el mar, convertido en un enorme y violento muro de agua negra,invadeel recinto del hotel. Maria solo tiene tiempo de gritar "¡Henry, los niños" antes de ser engullida por la ola.Bajo el agua, Maria es golpeada y maltratada por los escombros hasta dejarla al borde de la muerte. Finalmente emerge en medio de un mar embravecido. Aguanta malherida agarrada al tronco de una palmera, convencida de que ha perdido a toda sufamilia.Pero entonces, su hijo mayor, Lucas, sale a la superficie unos metros más adelante. Sin tiempo para asimilar lo incomprensible e inesperado del desastre natural que acaban de sufrir, Maria debe luchar contra todo por la supervivencia de su hijo ylasuya propia.
Maria Bennet, her husband Henry and their sons Lucas, Tomas and Simon are on holiday in Khao Lak, Thailand, in 2004. The tsunami triggered by that year´s Indian Ocean earthquake floods the area.Maria and Lucas are swept away from the others by the tsunami; Maria is severely injured. They are later found by locals who transfer them to a local hospital. Due to a mix-up, the hospital staff believes she has died and takes Lucas to a tentwherechildren without families are being held. Maria has surgery on her injured chest and leg and is later reunited with Lucas.Elsewhere, Henry, Tomas and Simon are together. Henry places the children into a vehicle supposed to take tourists to a safe place. Arriving in that location later, he discovers that Tomas and Simon have been sent elsewhere. Communicationfacilitiesarescarce, but a tourist named Karl, who was also separated from his family by the tsunami, volunteers to accompany Henry to look for Maria and Lucas.Henry and Karl search for their families in various places before they arrive at the hospital where Maria and Lucas are. The vehicle carrying Tomas and Simon stops outside the hospital; the family eventually reunites. Maria has surgery which shesurvives and the following day the family boards an airplane to Singapore, where they intend to seek medical care.
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Naomi Watts | Maria |
Cast | Ewan Mcgregor | Henry |
Cast | Tom Holland | Lucas |
Cast | Samuel Joslin | Thomas |
Cast | Oaklee Pendergast | Simon |
Cast | Marta Etura | Simone |
Cast | Sönke Möhring | Karl |
Cast | Geraldine Chaplin | Mujer mayor / Old woman |
Cast | Ploy Jindachote | Cuidador / Caregiver |
Cast | La-Orng Thongruang | Anciano tailandés / Old Thai Man |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Belén Atienza | |
Production | Álvaro Augustin | |
Production | Ghislain Barrois | |
Production | Enrique López Lavigne | |
Directed by | Bayona, J.A. | |
Executive Production | Sandra Hermida | |
Executive Production | Javier Ugarte | |
Delegate Production | Jaime Ortiz De Artiñano | |
Screenplay | Sergio G. Sánchez | |
Plot | Idea Original De / Original Idea By María Belón | |
Cinematography | Óscar Faura | |
Score | Fernando Velázquez | |
Film Editing | Elena Ruiz | |
Film Editing | Bernat Vilaplana | |
Costume | Sparka Lee Hall | |
Costume | Anna Bingemann | |
Costume | María Reyes | |
Sound | Peter Glossop | |
Sound Design | Oriol Tarragó | |
Casting | Shaheen Baig | |
Casting | Raweeporn ‘Non’ Srimonju | |
Make-up | Alessandro Bertolazzi | |
Make-up FX | David Martí | |
Make-up FX | Montse Ribé | |
Hairdressing | Sarah Love | |
Special Effects | Pau Costa | |
Visual Effects | Félix Bergés | |
Set Design | Eugenio Caballero |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 12 | 113 min. | 7/13/2012 |
Trailer Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 3 min. seg. | 7/13/2012 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 3 min. seg. | 4/17/2012 |
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 7 | 2 min. seg. | 12/14/2011 |
Video Rating | Runtime | Certification |
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR AUDIENCES UNDER 12 | 113 min. seg. | 1/11/2013 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Amortisation of Feature Films - General | 1,179,732.53 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2012 |
Production year | 2012 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | 35 mm. y HD a 35 mm. |
Original version | Inglés, tailandés y sueco (v.o.) / English, Thai, Swedish |
Running time | 113 minutos |
Original footage | 3.082 metros |
Aspect ratio | Scope 1:2,35 |
Camera model | Arricam LT, Arriflex 435 y Phantom HD con ópticas Zeiss Master Prime |
Laboratories | DeLuxe Hollywood (Estados Unidos/USA) |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 8/23/2010 |
Ending shooting date | 6/27/2011 |
Locations | Spain - Alicante - Alicante/Alacant - CIUDAD DE LA LUZ (Days: 36) |
Locations | Thailand - KHAO LAK - ( PHANG NA ) (Days: 55) |
- FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES
- DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES & INFO
- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Capri Awards | Premio Capri al mejor director europeo / Capri European Director Award | |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards | Mejor actriz / Best Actress (Naomi Watts) | |
Convención Oficial De La Unión Internacional De Cines (Unic) Barcelona 2012 | Premio Cineuropa al mejor director del año | |
Festival Internacional De Cine De Chicago 2012 (Estados Unidos/Usa) | Emerging Visionary Award a J.A. Bayona | |
Hollywood Film Awards 2012 (Estados Unidos/Usa) | Hollywood Spotlight Award (Tom Holland) | |
London Film Critics Circle Awards | Young British Performer of the Year (Tom Holland) | |
National Board Of Review Usa | Best Breakthrough Actor (Tom Holland) | |
Palm Springs International Film Festival | Desert Palm Achievement Award (Naomi Watts) | |
Phoenix Film Critics Society | Mejor actriz / Best Actress (Naomi Watts) | |
Premios Gaudi 2013 | Mejor película europea, mejor director, fotografía, montaje, sonido y maquillaje/peluquería / Best European Film, Best Director, Cinematography, Editing, Sound & Hair/Make-up | |
Premios Goya 2013 Mejor Dirección, Dirección De Producción, Montaje, Sonido Y Efectos Especiales |
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Festival De San Sebastián 2012 | Sección oficial (Fuera de concurso) |
Tiff Festival Internacional De Cine De Toronto 2012 | Special Presentation |
Tokyo International Film Festival | World Cinema |