A powerful story based on one family's survival of the 2004 indian ocean tsunami, the impossible stars naomi watts and ewan mcgregor and is directed by j.a'. '.strtoupper('b')ayona the orphanage'. '.strtoupper('b')ased on a true story, the impossible is the unforgettable account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time'. '.strtoupper('b')ut the true life terror is tempered by the unexpected displays of compassion, courage and simple kindness that maria naomi watts and her family encounter during the darkest hours of their lives'. '.strtoupper('b')oth epic and intimate, devastating and uplifting, the impossible is a journey to the core of the human heart'. '.strtoupper('r')unning time 114 minutes region region 2 release date 06 05 2013