Hi bednobs, I went to see this film yesterday, and although I had my doubts, for the same reasons as yourself, that it was too soon, and being the wrong time of year, I actually left the cinema feeling a bit differently. There is never a 'right' time to do films that portray such suffering, but this film seemed to use the tsunami as a setting for a true story about one families fight for survival, the tsunami itself didn't take centre stage, and I felt that it got just the right amount of focus. If it weren't for the fact that it was a true story, this is a film that could have been set against any natural disaster, the fact remains though that the tsnami was the actual event. Please don't let this put you off watching a very heart warming film. I believe we've been watching war films for many many years.