Tsunami - the killer wave
| Movie | |
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| German title | Tsunami - the killer wave |
| Original title | Tsunami: The Aftermath |
| Country of production |
USA , UK |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | approx. 178 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Bharat Nalluri |
| script | Abi Morgan |
| production | Finola Dwyer |
| music | Alex Heffes |
| camera | John de Borman |
| cut | Barney Pilling |
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Tsunami - The Killer Wave is a television film produced by HBO , which tells of the tsunami of December 26, 2004 and its consequences in the Thai region as far as northern Japan .
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Several storylines are interwoven in the film. Although the main characters are fictional, their stories were adapted by eyewitnesses and victims of the natural disaster.
- Ian and Susie Carter : The British Carter family is spending Christmas in Khao Lak with their six-year-old daughter Martha . While Ian looks after his daughter on the morning of December 26th, Susie goes on a diving trip. When the tsunami hits Ian and Martha with full force, the father loses sight of his daughter. He survives and goes in search of his relatives. In all the destruction and chaos, he finally finds the uninjured Susie, who had been safe for miles at sea during her dive. The search for their daughter together leaves Ian and Susie Carter and their marriage almost broken. In the meantime, Susie takes care of a foreign child of the same age who survived the disaster slightly injured, but later leaves it to the surviving mother. Their daughter Martha remains missing and the couple say goodbye to her a little later on the ruined beach of Khao Lak.
- Nick Fraser and Chai : Nick Fraser, a reporter from England and his local photographer Chai, are sent to Thailand to write the story of their lives. Initially only press people who do their job, but they soon develop a human feeling for the catastrophe. With the help of the hotel owner Simone, they track down a government conspiracy, according to which an early warning system for tsunamis should have been set up in 1996. At that time, however, the responsible politician was dismissed in order to build new and more comfortable hotel facilities instead of the destroyed hotel complexes. The death of thousands of people was accepted with approval.
- Peabody Family : Like Susie Carter, Brit Kim Peabody and her son Adam are on the diving trip. On the beach, her husband James and their eldest son John are separated from the wave. While James Peabody dies in a truck, John Peabody is recovered seriously injured. If he is not flown out to England quickly in order to receive adequate medical care, he will have to die, or in the best case his leg will be amputated. The unsettled mother believes the ongoing promises of the British ambassador on site, which guarantees a fast ambulance home. When this is available, Kim Peabody has already given her consent to the operation of her son, whose leg will then be amputated.
- Tony Whittaker : The British Ambassador Tony Whittaker becomes the contact point for many people who seek help in an emergency. First of all, the typical example of a politician who makes promises and hopes to people, he too begins to understand that much more needs to be done here. He also becomes the point of contact for Kim Peabody and promises her to bring her son John to England. However, he does not succeed in putting his promise into practice in time.
- Than : The 16-year-old Than works as a waiter in Khao Lak to look after his grandmother and his siblings. After the tsunami, the boy is the only survivor in his family who tries to rebuild his country. But a large corporation is planning to build a hotel complex from the destroyed village. In addition to the pain of personal loss, there is also anger and powerlessness.
- Kathy Graham : The social worker Kathy Graham, who runs a development and development program for young people in Thailand, becomes the good conscience of the British Ambassador Whittaker and ultimately the help of Than.
Background information
- The film, which was shot on location in Thailand, mainly reports on the aftermath of the tsunami. The scene with the killer wave takes less than two minutes of film to complete. The production team takes on human tragedies as well as political responsibility.
- The German premiere took place on December 28 and 29, 2006 on ProSieben .
Awards
The film was nominated three times at the 2007 Golden Globe Awards :
- Best Actor in a Miniseries: Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Best Actress in a Miniseries: Sophie Okonedo
- Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries: Toni Collette
Reviews
"Well played, subtly staged."
- TV movie
Web links
- Tsunami - The Aftermath in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Tsunami - The Aftermath at Rotten Tomatoes (English)