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7.6Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.
Cast
- Javier Bardem as Ramón Sampedro
- Belén Rueda as Julia
- Lola Dueñas as Rosa
- Joan Dalmau as Joaquín
- Josep Maria Pou as Padre Francisco
- Mabel Rivera as Manuela
Themes
- dying and death
- sibling relationship
- intensive care
- paraplegic
- freedom
- ladykiller
- wheelchair
- biography
- galicia, spain
- bathing accident
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Ratings
IMDb
8/10
87,307 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Metacritic
74/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Biography, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 69 wins & 38 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Written by
- Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
- Produced by
- Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Bovaira
- Starring
- Javier Bardem , Belén Rueda , Lola Dueñas , Mabel Rivera , Celso Bugallo
- Cinematography
- Javier Aguirresarobe
- Edited by
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Music by
- Alejandro Amenábar
- Production companies
- Sogepaq , UGC Images , Eyescreen
- Distributed by
- Warner Sogefilms (Spain) , UGC Fox Distribution (France) , Lucky Red (Italy)
- Release date
- 3 September 2004 ( 2004-09-03 )
- Running time
- 125 minutes
- Countries
- Spain, France, Italy
- Languages
- Spanish, Galician, Catalan
- Budget
- €10 million
- Box office
- $43.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
The Sea Inside (Spanish: Mar adentro) is a 2004 psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Bardem), who was left quadriplegic after a diving accident, and his 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and the right to end his life. The film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Grand Jury Prize at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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