The Sea Inside | |
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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 |
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Distributed by | Warner Sogefilms (Spain)[1] UGC Fox Distribution (France)[1] Lucky Red (Italy)[1] |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Countries | Spain France Italy |
Languages | Spanish Galician Catalan |
Budget | €10 million |
Box office | $43.7 million |
The Sea Inside (Spanish: Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spanish 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.