Movies based on real events on Netflix for hope in life

The Netflix catalog has several films based on real events that bring to the screen stories where, despite moments of adversity, people manage to see and have hope through networks and support between people, they feel it is a miracle or they have faith in yourself.

to the bone

The true story that ‘Hasta el Hueso’ tells is that of its director, Marti Noxon, who brings to the screen the period of his youth when he experienced eating disorders such as anorexia. It tells about his process of accepting and dealing with the situation she faced and also how the environment in which he developed was important to be able to advance in her path.

This production sees Lilly Collins in the lead role of Ellen, who plays Marti Noxon on screen; while Kenu Reeves plays a psychologist who is part of the young woman’s process to treat her eating disorders. Together they give life to this story of accompaniment and empathy for those who live in a situation similar to the one that the director herself saw at a certain point.

The impossible

Many people tend to be wary of “miracles”, but they are there films based on real events that explain them, as in the case of “The Impossible”. The film directed by Juan Antonio Bayona tells the experience of María Belón and her family during the tsunami that hit Thailand in 2004, a natural phenomenon that has ended the lives of many since they separated, but despite adversity. they managed to get back together.

The film brings this family’s experience to the screen through the lead roles of Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland, along with two other child actors. They tell about the Spanish family’s holidays in Thailand and how they survive the tsunami and, moreover, how they manage to reunite after being dragged by the sea and find themselves alone in the midst of the natural disaster.

The boy who harnessed the wind

Another of the movies with true stories that Netflix has in its catalog and that leaves a sense of hope, is ‘The Boy Who Tamed the Wind’, the film by Chiwetel Ejiofor that portrays the story of William Kamkwamba through the lead role of Maxwell Simba, where he tries to show how despite seeing in the dark, he can there really be a light at the end of the tunnel.

It tells how William Kamkwamba managed to help his family and community survive the drought experienced in Malawi, Africa: being just a child and having a basic education interrupted for not having enough financial support, he is managed to build a windmill to transport water and land and prevent everyone he knows from starving.