What did she cough up in The Impossible?

The film is called The Impossible and is based on the account of Maria Belton, a survivor of the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004. The vomit is the debris and organic matter that Belton swallowed during her underwater ordeal (“Actually just a piece of string and blackberry jam on-set,” Watts says).

Does the mom lose her leg in The Impossible?

She lost part of a leg in the tragedy, but miraculously (spoiler alert), she managed to reunite with the rest of her family by sheer luck. More than 283,000 died. Belon, once a family doctor turned stay-at-home mom, emerged from the ordeal a different person.

Did María Belón survive?

MARIA Belon Alvarez was badly wounded as she was dragged under water by the vast Indian Ocean tsunami of Boxing Day 2004. But she and her family survived and their incredible story has inspired new film The Impossible.

Was Daniel a real person in The Impossible?

This was Daniel who, in real life, was a Swedish boy. The family helped to save the boy and get him to a hospital for treatment. The family of Daniel in real life finally met him at the hospital after searching for him for a long time.

How accurate was the movie The Impossible?

Overall, The Impossible stays true to the original story, with the real family, the Belóns, becoming the Bennetts for the film. María’s first name stays the same, albeit without the diacritical mark, and Enrique’s name was changed to Henry.

How true is impossible?

The film is based on the real events of the December 2004 tsunami that struck Thailand. The Impossible also follows a real family, but their story was tweaked for the film. While The Impossible’s family is British, the real family is from Spain.

Was Daniel real in The Impossible?

What happened to Karl’s family in The Impossible?

The bodies of his parents, Asa and Tomas, were returned to Sweden in April. They were also cremated. Their arrival had been delayed because of bureaucratic wrangling in Thailand. But six months after Karl became an orphan the Nilsson family is yet to be reunited, even in death.

Did Karl from The Impossible ever find his wife and daughter?

How old is Lucas Bennett in The Impossible?

12-year-old
Ewan McGregor as Henry, the father of the Bennett family. Tom Holland as Lucas, the 12-year-old son. Samuel Joslin as Thomas, the seven-and-a-half-year-old son. Oaklee Pendergast as Simon, the five-year-old son.

What happened after the Boxing Day Tsunami 2004?

A boat sits where a shop used to, after the Tsunami that hit Sri Lanka in December 2004. A man sits alone on Patong Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand the day after the December 26, 2004 tsunami. Men and women rebuilding the railway line at Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka, which was devastated by the boxing day tsunami of 2004.

How many people died in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami?

Hundreds of people died in Patong and nearly 5400 people died on Thailand’s Andaman during the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami that was spawned by an undersea earthquake off the Indonesian coast on Dec 26, 2004. In Thailand, many of the dead were tourists from Europe. More than 250,000 people were killed throughout the region, from Thailand to Kenya.

Where did the 2004 tsunami hit the hardest?

Damaged house in Batu Ferringhi, on Penang’s northern coast was hard hit by the tsunami in December 2004. The 2004 Tsunami destroyed most of this salt winning plain in Pidie District, Aceh Indonesia. A view of the destruction caused by the earthquake and tsunami in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.

Where did the 2004 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami hit?

A satellite image of Sumatra, Indonesia, before and after the devasting earthquake and tsunami of December 26th, 2004. The epicentre of the quake was off the west coast of Sumatra.