Where was The Impossible filmed?
2012 film, directed by J. A. Bayona.
- Barcelona
The story is set in Thailand, about 6,027 miles (9,700 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Thailand
- Filmed in
- Barcelona
- Distance
- About 6,027 miles (9,700 km) between Thailand and the nearest filming location.
About The Impossible
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- Released
- 2012
- Director
- J. A. Bayona
- Cast
- Naomi WattsEwan McGregorTom HollandMarta EturaSamuel JoslinSönke MöhringGeraldine ChaplinGitte WittDominic PowerByron Gibson
- Genre
- DisasterDramaThriller
- Awards
- Goya Award for Best Director
The story
Maria Bennett, her husband Henry, and their three sons — Lucas, Thomas, and Simon — go on holiday to Khao Lak, Thailand.
They help a toddler, Daniel, and are soon found by locals who transfer them to a hospital in the city of Takua Pa.
Henry stays behind to search for Maria and Lucas in the rubble.
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