The Impossible (Lo imposible) (2012)

Director:Juan Antonio Bayona
Writers:  Sergio G.Sanchez, Maria Belon
Cast:      Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland
An account of a family caught, with tens of thousands of strangers, in the mayhem of one of the worst natural catastrophes of our time.

The film is from the team that made the excellent Spanish film 'The Orphanage' http://pulpfictionfilms.blogspot.in/2011/06/el-orfanato-orphanage-2007.html . It is a very well made film and the Tsunami provide a backdrop in which the horror of separation of the family is shown. The criticism that it whitewashes the suffering of natives doesn't hold true. Some scenes especially in the second half are bit manipulative but credit should given for a very realistic portrayal of the events in their actual locations. The film is based on the true life incident of a Spanish family.

Rating: 3.5/5

El orfanato (The Orphanage) (2007)

Director:   Juan Antonio Bayona
Writer:      Sergio G.Sanchez
Language: Spanish
This is a creepy film alright. I am not a fan of horror films as most of the films that pass as horror these days are laughable. The Orphange's beauty is that characters in the film don't feel something bad is going to happen to them but we the audience are on the edge of our seats throughout. There are no cheap scare scenes but the way its shot we are just anticipating things throughout.

A hollywood remake is on its way and most probably it would be shit.

Rating: 4.5/5