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I've seen the aftermath of Tsunamis but this movie takes you REALLY deep.

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Jim Schmitz

Ever seen "A Night at the Opera" (1935)? You might get some chuckles out of that.

Raga G

I only became aware of this film a couple of years ago and it hit a wee bit close to home for me, bringing back memories from nearly 20 years ago. I have no idea how I missed this film when it came out! In 2004, I was 18 and had just (re-)started college. On December 26, I was home in Chennai (Madras), a town on the east coast of South India. The earthquake struck at around 6:30 AM (Indian Standard Time). The epicenter of the earthquake was 2,000 km away, but it was so strong (9.2 magnitude) that mild tremors were felt in many places across South India. It was a Sunday morning and I was still asleep and didn't feel anything. The tsunami reached the coast at around 8:30 AM. We lived 5 km from the shore and the tsunami waters came less than 500m inland. It caught morning walkers (along the beach) and coastal fisherfolk communities by surprise. Minutes before the tsunami hit, the water along the shoreline suddenly drew back several tens of meters, which was most unusual. This characteristic behavior (termed "drawback") should have been a sign of danger, but tsunamis were unheard of in India and nobody knew why the water receded so much so suddenly and some people even excitedly ventured into the exposed seabed to explore some shells and stranded fish. There were many casualties among fishermen who ventured out to sea that morning. I woke up that morning to live coverage of the devastation on TV (instead of the regularly scheduled Sunday morning program). In total, an estimated ~228,000 people across 14 countries were killed. Indonesia suffered the most deaths (~167,750). India suffered ~16,500 deaths and Thailand, where this movie is set, suffered ~8,250 deaths. This is a powerful film that shows how such a terrible disaster brings out the courage, strength, and vulnerability in people. We are all human. Holland and Watts had me in tears, especially towards the end. Thank you for the request, Mark and the reaction, Mum!