The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (The Sea Within) (2004)
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 110 | Rotten: 21
Held aloft by a transfixing performance from Javier Bardem as a terminally ill man who chooses to die, The Sea Inside transcends its melodramatic story with tenderness and grace.
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 31 | Rotten: 7
Held aloft by a transfixing performance from Javier Bardem as a terminally ill man who chooses to die, The Sea Inside transcends its melodramatic story with tenderness and grace.
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Two of the most talented figures in contemporary Spanish cinema -- actor Javier Bardem and director Alejandro Amenábar -- collaborate for this powerful drama, based on a true story. Ramón Sampedro (Javier Bardem) was a fisherman and part-time poet who, at the age of 26, suffered an accident while diving that left him a bedridden quadriplegic. Now 54, Ramón must depend on his family to survive -- his macho brother José (Celso Bugallo), José's wife, Manuela (Mabel Rivera), and their son, Javi
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Cast
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Javier Bardem
RamĂłn Sampedro, Ramón ... -
Belén Rueda
Julia -
Lola Dueńas
Rosa -
Mabel Rivera
Manuela -
Celso Bugallo
JosĂŠ, José, Jos -
Clara Segura
GenĂŠ, Gené, Gen -
Joan Dalmau
Joaquin -
Alberto Jiménez
Germán, GermĂĄn, Germ -
Tamar Novas
Javi -
Francesco Garrido
Marc -
Josep Maria Pou
Father Francisco -
Andrea Occhipinti
Santiago -
Marta Larralde
Girl at the Beach -
Alberto Amarilla
Father Andres -
Federico Perez Rey
Driver -
Nicolas Fernandez Luna
Cristian -
Raul Lavisier
Samuel -
Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico...
Judge 1 -
César Cambeiro
Judge 2 -
Xose Manuel Esperante
Journalist 1 -
Yolanda Muinos
Journalist 2 -
Adolfo Obregon
Executive -
Julio Jordan
Book Binder -
Juan Manuel Vidal
Ramon's Friend -
Jose Luis Rodriguez
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Bardem is simply astounding as Sampedro.
Top CriticIf ever there was a film that deserved to get the proverbial bump from Oscar, this is it. Rarely has any film so focused on death felt so vibrantly alive.
For whatever reason, it's an injustice that Bardem was not nominated for best actor.
Bardem's Ramón is such a vital life force, it's all the more bittersweet to watch him fight to leave a world that would be much emptier and sadder without him in it.
Ultimately, this is one man's story, told with great empathy, and Amenábar deserves great credit for lifting the film above the soap-opera sentimentality into which it could have easily fallen.
Amenábar shows us the aching depth of Sampedro's loss and makes his most eloquent statement on behalf of a man who only wanted control of his destiny.
Alejandro Amenábar's seamless depiction of Ramón Sampedro's battle for his own sense of integrity arrives in refreshing cinematic terms.
Fascinating story too complex for young viewers.
It's a good movie. It's just not a movie for which I can work up much personal enthusiasm.
The performances are heartbreaking, the story both tragic and uplifting - Amenabar has crafted yet another movie that's sure to please many.
Bio-pic chronicles quadriplegic Ramon's Sampredo's 28-year crusade to legalize euthanasia in order that he be allowed to die with dignity.
The production itself is so rich in authentic emotional life and breathtaking visuals, word of mouth and positive reviews should carry the (pay) day.
Bio-pic chronicles quadriplegic Ramon's Sampredo's 28-year crusade to legalize euthanasia in order that he be allowed to die with dignity.
The film is worth seeing, but only if you're prepared to set aside your aversion to its polemic in order to experience its compassion.
An intelligent and moving treatment of a potentially maudlin subject matter.
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Foreign Titles
- Das Meer in mir (DE)
- The Sea Inside (UK)
