15+ True Stories That Inspired Hollywood Films That Charity Had No Part Of

Published on 11/22/2017
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The Impossible

In 2004 Maria Belón and her family head to Thailand for a Christmas vacation. This is also the same time that the Indian Ocean tsunami ravages the island. Maria, her husband, and their three sons wind up separated. Then Belón is critically wounded but somehow by a stroke of luck, she reunites with her son Lucas. While seeking medical attention, Lucas just so happens to locate his father and two brothers in the same hospital! What luck! Currently Belón serves as a public speaker and advocate for tsunami survivors.

The Impossible

The Impossible

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Captain Phillips

No doubt you’ve heard the story. Captain Richard Phillips and his crew on-board the Maersk Alabama are taken hostage by pirates in 2009. Abduwali Muse leads the hostage attempts while in the Indian Ocean. There are a few people who claim the film is not telling the true story and that they make out Captain Phillips to be more heroic than what really took place.

Captain Phillips

Captain Phillips

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