I recently re-watched the 2012 movie The Impossible, the true story of one family’s experience with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. It stars Naomi Watts (who was nominated for the Best Actress Academy Award), Ewan Macgregor, and a young Tom Holland.

It’s even better than I remember it and very moving. Highly recommended.

The reason I’m writing about The Impossible now is because I’m going to talk in my Easter Sunday sermon about the real-life experience on which the movie is based and I’d love for folks to watch the movie before coming to church Sunday. It’s currently streaming for free on Amazon Prime, and is of course also available through other streaming services as well.

Let me know if you get a chance to see it before Sunday.

Here’s an extended clip of the wave hitting the Thai resort where the family is spending the Christmas holidays. Warning: not for the faint of heart.