26 December 2004, the most devastating Tsunami in history, hit on the southeast coast of Asia.
The lives of countless families are forever changed.
This is the story of family as such.
True story.
Dear...
You? Ehh
Have the alarm before we left?
The last thing I did.
No, I was the last to leave.
I was the last one left, and I do not know if you've activated.
No, honey, I was the last one left.
And I did. I promise you.
Are you sure?
As.
No, no. I was the last one because,
I went back inside, and that means that the alarm is not set.
Because I not activated.
Well, at least we come home and the house is full of hippies in us beds to sleep.
Like when you were in college?
Relax, everything is good. Mary, it's just turbulence.
Please turn off electronic devices.
What are you doing? It's time to sit down, so we go countries.
Luke does not talk to me.
Take my chair.
But what have I done? I have not done anything!
Okay, just sit back and do not worry.
Strap on tight.
Sit down. Come.
Lucas.
- What is it?
Try to be nice to your brother, he's just a little scared.
He's afraid of everything.
I wonder from whom he has.
Grab your stuff. Do nothing.
Have you been here before? - No, it's our first time.
This is the best time for vacation.
This whole area is full, but very quiet.
Great for families.
Everything is fully renovated, a week ago.
You're gonna love it.
Sorry, but we wanted something downstairs. It's for the children.
I know. Excuse us, it was a mistake.
I think you will want more.
- Where do they come from? - From Japan.
Does not Japanese.
I work for a large company there, and we moved often.
What about you, what are you doing?
I'm a doctor.
Although I have no practice. I dedicate my time alone with the children.
I understand it, you are promoted.
How nice.
Mom!
Can I have one? - Luke, if you're thirsty, you can...
Drink water. - Exactly.
Children, come and see this. - Come on.
Can we swim? - Yes, let's swim.
Ten, nine...
Eight, seven, six...
...Five, four, three...
...Two, one!
Look, mine goes away. - That's right.
It's upstairs.
Morning. Good morning.
Get up!
Morning.
It's Christmas morning.
It's Christmas!
I want to see my gift! - No, no, no.
Here I go! - Wait, one by one!
What is it?
Wow, a telescope. You see the sky differently.
Wow, a scarf! Perfect!
I love it.
What you got? A ball?
Goal!
I can not sleep.
- Tomorrow can I make? - Sure.
Can we go outside and look at the stars?
Maybe tomorrow.
Close your eyes and think of something nice.
Mom, come play with us!
In a minute, honey.
'I can not believe it. You're hopeless.
Hide that thing and forget where you put it.
I'm just checking something.
Sure.
I got a text message in which she said...
This o'neil two years on his contract extension was.
It means we both do the same job.
This can mean only one thing. - They can not fire you.
It would be too expensive. Do not worry.
I am very worried. I can not lose this job.
I can go back to work.
Maybe it's time. - In Japan?
You wanna go home?
Not the worst idea, do not you think?
Well, we think about it later. I play with the kids.
Come on, Dad!
Unpack!
Bring it!
Bring the kids!
Lucas! - Dad!
Lucas!
- Mom!
Lucas!
- Mom, help!
Get me out of here!
Mom!
Help!
Give me your hand!
Hold that down!
Lucas!
- Mom!
Help me! - Give me your hand!
Come.
Mom!
Daddy! Mom!
Mom! Dad!
Socorro.
Mom, Mom.
Mom!
Go home.
Can we go home?
- Here I am.
Silent.
That tree there. - Yes, come.
I'm going upstairs. - No, do not move.
Stay afloat.
Can we go home? I am afraid.
I'm scared too.
Where are they?
I do not know.
Mom.
What?
Your blood.
It's nothing.
I can watch? Sorry, I...
Look at that tree, the great.
I think that we can climb.
Well, come on.
Daddy!
Wait. Did you hear that?
Mom, we can do nothing. - Wait.
We're close. We must ensure that we are safe.
We need to help the child.
Mom, if we get another wave, we die.
We need that tree climbing, now.
Come.
Where are you? - Mom, we need help!
We can not save him, Mom. Come.
Listen.
What if that child was Simon or Thomas?
What if they needed help?
You want to help them, right? - Simon and Thomas are dead!
Though this is the last thing I do.
Where are you!
Daddy!
Look, Mom, I see him.
Are you okay?
What is your name?
My name is Luke, and you?
Daniel. - Hello, Daniel.
You'll be fine, I get you out.
That's it.
Silent.
Here. Are you okay?
Do not worry.
Do not move. Be right back.
Mom, I'm going down. Give me a second. - No, I can.
No, I'm going down. I can, Luke!
Stay there, please.
Mom.
Thank you.
Did you hear that?
Look, Mom. They come looking for us.
Hey, here!
Hey!
Lucas.
'Ll Be fine.
No, no, no!
'Ll Be fine. It's okay.
Mom, I'm here.
Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
I can not abandon my children leave.
My children.
Very good.
Let them bring me somewhere without you.
Did you hear me?
Okay, come on.
Where's Daniel? What about Daniel?
Luke, where is Daniel?
I do not know.
Somebody help me!
Thank you.
It is very cold here. - Not cool, Mom.
Mom.
Mom, what should I do?
I need antibiotics. Locate on the shelf.
I can not read the labels. They are in Thai.
Forget the labels and see what's inside.
This brought them just inside.
Oh, thank god.
Please send away the child.
I'm all he has in this world. Do you understand?
I'm a doctor too. I'm bleeding. It must stop.
Give me antibiotics.
Okay? - I lost my husband and two children.
If anything happens to me...
What color is it?
What is it? - My leg?
Is it red? - Yes, it is red.
What does it mean? - It's good.
It is bad if it is black.
You need to eat. Eat it.
What bossy. - Who do I look like then?
Hello.
What is your name?
My name is Mary. And this is my son Lucas. What is your name?
Hey, give her a tangerine.
They must be hungry.
Careful.
Turn your head to the side. You suffocate otherwise.
She needs help. Turn her head Lucas.
Mom, are you okay?
Mom, what are you doing!
Mom, are you okay?
Mom, stop it!
Francesca! Francesca!
Lucas, this place. Make yourself useful.
You must do something.
Go help people. You're good at.
What can I do? - Does not matter.
Are you okay? - Come Lucas. I'm not leaving.
I promise. - Okay.
Does your family?
Looking for your family? - Have you seen them?
Hey, slow down! I want to help.
I will try to help.
Very good.
Walter? Benstrum?
Is Walter Benstrum here?
Sorry.
I'm looking for my son.
Your child? - Peter Barry.
Peter Barry? Walter? Benstrum?
Anne Marie.
Sorry, repeat your name.
Anne Marie! Someone?
Alessandro Castorini.
Tatyana... Tatyana Jenohova.
What is your name?
Someone is Walter Benstrum?
Walter Benstrum? Alessandro? Castorini?
Iris... Sandra...
Anne Marie?
- Walter Benstrum? - Da.
Are you Walter Benstrum, sweden?
I know your father.
Yes, your father is here.
I'll go. - Yes
No, no, you must stay here.
I'll get your father.
No, you should stay. It's too far, and you must rest.
Okay?
Benstrum!
Where is my mother?
Mom?
Mom! Mom!
No, no, what do they do?
This bed is my mother! Get out!
Yes, it's okay.
Quiet, quiet. - No! My mom was here!
She took her papers.
Child, you must come with me. I will help you.
What is your name?
- Luke Bennett.
Where are you staying?
The Orchid Beach Resort.
Was there anyone with you?
My father and my two brothers.
You know where they are?
We call someone?
My grandparents - what are they?
Bryan...
I know his number.
Have you lost someone?
We're fine. We want here.
Pardon. I tried to call the day home.
Can I use your phone? It will be very fast.
Dude, everyone has now need anything.
The battery is almost empty, and we need the phone.
Sorry, but I have to call someone.
See you in the morning.
You're not coming? - No, I'm not going.
Thomas stays with you, ok?
Hey, behave. And stay with this group.
Thomas, I am as soon as I can.
Behave.
Come.
Can you care for my children?
Come with us.
It makes no sense.
I have to keep looking.
I love you. Tomorrow.
I love you.
Mary!
Lucas!
Mary!
God.
Hey, are you okay?
Get in the car. We take you to a safer place.
My wife did not want to come here on Christmas Day
For my leg.
I insisted to come, my daughter Gina...
Only 2 years.
But the noise woke me up, I was alone in the room.
I went to the terrace and saw that the sea was.
Within five seconds, I reached the stairs, but the water was already there
There were no more than five seconds.
In bed I saw a note from my wife. She said she was on the beach.
You were in the Orchid, right? - Yes.
My whole family was in the pool when the water was
First I thought my middle son thomas who had crawled into a big tree.
It took me a while to persuade to come down. He was terrified.
Then I found the little Simon, clung to a palm tree.
Just five years.
I sent them to the mountains.
Now I'm looking for my wife and my oldest son
The hardest decision I've ever made.
Have you called home? - I can not find a phone.
I am the battery saving, when my family had to call.
Thank you. It will very quickly, I promise.
Yes? - Bry?
Yes Tom, is that you? How are you?
Have not you heard? - No, nobody called.
Is everyone okay?
Maria and Luke are not here. - What do you mean?
The sea came and took everyone.
I found Thomas and Simon, but not...
I do not know what to do or where to look!
Calm down.
I gotta go. I'll call you when I find another phone.
Call you later.
Sorry, sorry.
Thank you.
What can I do? - You can not leave it.
Please, come on.
Do it.
I'll call soon.
I'm back.
I promise I will not stop searching for them.
'I look at all hospitals, in all shelters.
I'll find them, I promise.
I'll call you when I know something. - Okay.
Thank you.
I could go with you?
I'm afraid. - Quiet.
I can sit with you?
How old are you?
Almost seventy-four. - And you?
Seven and a half.
Can you tell me the sly?
Is he? - Yes, he has trouble sleeping.
Everywhere pain, but everything is good.
You look like the stars, right?
Yes, certainly the constellations.
In heaven everything is different.
Some of these stars have died a long time ago.
Did you know?
So they're dead.
They are dead, but once shone their light. Why their light still travels through space.
And we can still see.
How do you know which dead and which are not?
You can not, it's impossible.
It is a wonderful mystery, is not it?
Luke Bennett, can you come along?
Sit here.
Your name is Luke Bennett, is not it?
Yes - And your mother called Mary Bennett?
Yes.
Can you look at this stuff and see if you recognize anything?
Take a good look.
Do not hurry.
If anything look familiar? - I do not know.
Do not you?
Do you recognize anything? - I do not think so.
No?
Lucas?
Luke, come with us.
Mom.
Where were you? - What, where the hell was I?
Where were you? You promised you'd go nowhere.
I thought you were dead, Mom.
Sorry. - I thought you were dead.
Sorry.
Someone has changed slightly during the operation.
How did it go?
She had surgery on her chest, but lost a lot of blood.
She was too weak to operate on the leg.
You will again need surgery when she recovers.
But it will be fine, right?
Nothing. What's next?
We should go.
Where are my children? - They bring them away.
I could not go with them. Sorry. - Where?
I do not know.
I have to pee do. - You have to wait, Simon.
Mom... Mom.
Mom, guess who I saw there.
My leg. How's my leg?
Red yet.
Please, my mother. Her wound looks very bad.
We are doing our best.
Your mother will be so immediately surgery.
No, no, wait five minutes. Give me five minutes, please.
I write to you.
The names of my little Georgina and Kathie, my wife.
American. See a list for me after? - Sure.
Please, we're wasting time. We have been through this hospital.
We have checked all the hospitals. But not this one.
Five minutes. Please, wait five minutes.
I will not be gone long, II be right back.
Luke... Lucas... Is there anything to drink?
Do not worry, I'll bring you something.
I have to pee. - Can not you mean?
No. - What is it?
Simon, what are you doing?
What are you doing? What are you doing?
Nothing. - Sorry.
Sorry, and thanks for waiting.
Well, we can go.
Daddy!
It's Luke!
Lucas! Lucas! - Luke! Lucas!
Simon! Thomas! - Luke! Lucas!
Are you okay?
Lucas!
Dad! - Luke!
We no longer have to wait.
Mom is here. - What is it?
Very weak. She says some strange things.
The nurse who treated her says they do what they can.
Mom, look who's here.
Hello. Hello, my dear.
Mom.
Is everyone okay? - We are all well.
I die. - No, no.
Can this plain off?
Did you come back? - Yes, I came back.
But I can not.
Mary, what? Tell me, darling.
I'm dying here. - No.
'Ll Be fine. - Care for the children, please.
Not required, you will be there.
'Ll Be fine. I will take good care of you.
I promise that everything will be okay.
I'm afraid. - It is good.
I promise it will be okay.
The operation should now. We must take her now.
I love you.
I love you very much.
'Ll Be fine.
Lucas, thanks for taking care of your mother.
We care for each other.
Dad.
There's something I could not tell Mom, and I think they should know.
I have a family.
I save my strength...
Because I want to see them again.
No, no.
We do not want you to feel pain. - Try to sleep.
You're in good hands.
Close your eyes and think of something nice.
Mom is ok, Lucas.
We go back home.
Bennett, I represent health and safety in the U. S.
We are here to take care of your family. They no longer have to worry.
We drive your wife to a hospital where the best treatment.
We guide you to the plane. I'll see you there.
Have a good trip.
Where are we going?
A good hospital in Singapore. You will be safe there.
Sit down. Were about to take off immediately.
Can I... - Yeah, just a second.
How are you?
Well, here, with you.
Mom, this morning...
I saw Daniel again.
He was very happy.
He was in the arms of someone.
Sure, it was his father.
I'm so proud of you.
Thank you.
Sorry, but you must return to your seat
Make your seat belts, please.
I do not know how. - No? I'll help you.
"We are on the beach."
Quiet, quiet.
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