What Naomi Watts’ Maria Coughs Up In The Impossible

A searing depiction of one family’s struggle to survive the aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, The Impossible has viewers wondering what Naomi Watts’ Maria coughs up in one memorable scene. Based on the harrowing real-life experiences of María Belón and her family, the film centers on the Bennetts, who head to a resort in Khao Lak, Thailand for Christmas. A few days into their trip, Maria, her husband, Henry (Ewan McGregor), and the couple’s three sons — Lucas (Tom Holland), Simon (Oaklee Pendergast), and Thomas (Samuel Joslin) — find their holiday upended by the massive 2004 tsunami that devastated Thailand.