The Sea Inside

About The Sea Inside

Ramón 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.

Alejandro Amenábar's The Sea Inside is a 2004 drama film. Its themes are dying and death, wheelchair, freedom, and sailor.

Javier Bardem appears as Ramón Sampedro, Belén Rueda as Julia, Lola Dueñas as Rosa, and Joan Dalmau as Joaquín. Released in September 2004, it runs 126 minutes.

The screenplay is by Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil. Produced by Himenóptero.

Van Gogh, Me Before You, and Million Dollar Baby make useful companions to The Sea Inside, all filed under biography and sibling relationship. TMDB voters put it at 7.6 out of 10 across 1,055 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.