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.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.
- Worldwide
- $44M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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. 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.
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The record
Awards
4 wins · 8 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
Venice Film Festival
1 win
- WinnerGrand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
European Film Award for Best Actor
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Actor
European Film Award for Best Director
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Director
European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Cinematographer
European Film Award for Best Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Film
European Film Award for Best Screenwriter
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Screenwriter
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Sea Inside returned 3.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $44M
- Release date
- Sep 3, 2004
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Catalan, Spanish
- Country
- Spain, France
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