manties wrote:
The Impossible was good but I'm not sure I believe it's all a true story.
I wondered this too so I did some digging. The mother who is portrayed in the film is Maria Belon and she was on set for the majority of the film. As far as the movies accuracy...

"The ball was yellow and in the film it is red," says Belon, referring to one of her son's Christmas gifts. "The rest is exactly the same."


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20783441