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The Sea Inside

2004
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7.6/10

Release Date

03/09/2004

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
85%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
79%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
74%

Ramón Sampedro, a former sailor and writer, has spent nearly thirty years bedridden, cared for by his family in a house in Galicia. An accident in his youth left him quadriplegic and cut short the life he had led before, one marked by travel. From his room, he sees only the sea, the same sea he dove into and which now serves as his only window on the world. Ramón has one clear goal: to end his life and win legal recognition of that right. To achieve it, he needs legal support, and lawyer Julia offers to take up his cause. At the same time, Rosa, a neighbor from the village, approaches him, hoping to show him that his life is still worth living. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, the film stars Javier Bardem in the lead role and opens with this clash between Ramón's will and the people who want him to change his mind.

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Facts about The Sea Inside

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old
Spain releaseSeptember 3, 2004
Runtime2 h 5 min
Original LanguageSpanish
CountriesSpain, France, Italy
Production companiesSogecine, Himenóptero, UGC
Budget$12.8M
Worldwide box office$43.7M
Return on investmentx3.4 Box office hit
Based onTrue story
Trailer views45K

More ratings

3.9/5Letterboxd77/100Trakt7.7/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The Sea Inside

4total awards
8total nominations
Oscar 1 3 nom.Venice 1

Awards won

  • 2005Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
  • 2004Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Actor · Javier Bardem
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Director · Alejandro Amenábar

Nominations

  • 2005Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
  • 2005Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
  • 2005International Submission to the Academy Awards
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Film
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Actor
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Cinematographer
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  • 2004European Film Award for Best Director
  • 2004European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

The Sea Inside Cast

Javier Bardem
Javier BardemRamón Sampedro
Belén Rueda
Belén RuedaJulia
Lola Dueñas
Lola DueñasRosa
Joan Dalmau
Joan DalmauJoaquín
Josep Maria Pou
Josep Maria PouPadre Francisco
Mabel Rivera
Mabel RiveraManuela
Celso Bugallo
Celso BugalloJosé
Clara Segura
Clara SeguraGené
Alberto Jiménez
Alberto JiménezGermán
Tamar Novas
Tamar NovasJavi
Alberto Amarilla
Alberto AmarillaHermano Andrés
Francesc Garrido
Francesc GarridoMarc
Andrea Occhipinti
Andrea OcchipintiSantiago
Federico Pérez Rey
Federico Pérez ReyConductor
Nicolás Fernández Luna
Nicolás Fernández LunaCristian
Xosé Manuel Olveira
Xosé Manuel OlveiraJuez 1
César Cambeiro
César CambeiroJuez 2
Xosé Manuel Esperante
Xosé Manuel EsperantePeriodista 1
Adolfo Obregón
Adolfo ObregónEjecutivo
Julio Jordán
Julio JordánEncuadernador
Marta Larralde
Marta LarraldeMuchacha Playa
Jordi Ballester
Jordi Ballester(uncredited)
José Luis Rodríguez
José Luis Rodríguez

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Cast of The Sea Inside by the numbers

44average cast age in years
4years of age gap between the leads
25%women in the cast
16%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Tamar Novas, age 17 at release. The oldest: Joan Dalmau, at 77.

Cast ages at release

  • Javier Bardem35 years old
  • Belén Rueda39 years old
  • Lola Dueñas32 years old
  • Joan Dalmau77 years old
  • Josep Maria Pou60 years old
  • Mabel Rivera52 years old
  • Celso Bugallo57 years old
  • Clara Segura30 years old
  • Tamar Novas17 years old

Cast heights

Crew

Trivia about The Sea Inside

Javier Bardem's makeup required long sessions. The team brought in Jo Allen, and five hours a day were invested in the actor's physical transformation.
Antonio Gasset, host of TVE's movie program Días de cine, called it mediocre and overly sweet, although most critics were very favorable.
The film won 14 Goya Awards, a Spanish Academy record, and is one of the most decorated Spanish films of all time.
The music was composed by Amenábar, with the London Session Orchestra and the collaboration of Galician musician Carlos Núñez.

Sources: Wikipedia (Spanish) · Wikipedia (English)

Before and After

Previous movieTake My Eyes
Next movieThe Secret Life of Words

What it's about The Sea Inside

dying and deathsibling relationshipintensive careparaplegicfreedomladykillerwheelchairbiographygalicia, spainbathing accidentromanceforeign languagelawyersailoreuthanasiadignity

Main theme: assisted suicide, suicide, paralysis, meaning of life

What The Sea Inside is called in other countries

It was released in 29 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainMar adentro
  • GermanyDas Meer in mir
  • ItalyMare dentro
  • Japan海を飛ぶ夢
  • South Korea씨 인사이드
  • China深海长眠
  • RussiaMore vnutri
  • BulgariaMoreto v men
  • CroatiaŽivot je more
  • CzechiaHlas moře
  • DenmarkMit indre hav
  • EstoniaSisemeri
See the remaining 17 countries
  • FinlandMeri sisälläni
  • GreeceI Thálassa Mésa mou
  • Hong Kong情流心海
  • HungaryA belső tenger
  • Israelהים שבפנים
  • LatviaProm jūrā
  • LithuaniaJūros gelmėse
  • NorwayHavet innenfor
  • PolandW stronę morza
  • RomaniaMarea dinauntru
  • SerbiaMore u nama
  • SlovakiaVolanie mora
  • SwedenGråta med ett leende
  • Taiwan點燃生命之海
  • Turkeyİçimdeki Deniz
  • UkraineMore vseredyni
  • VietnamBiển Sóng Trong Lòng

Where it was filmed The Sea Inside

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by The Sea Inside

  • A freedom that takes life away is not freedom. A life that takes freedom away is not life.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Soundtrack from The Sea Inside

Original music by Alejandro Amenábar

Mar Adentro (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
SoundtrackMar Adentro (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Alejandro Amenábar · 2004 · 18 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    Poema
    1:07
  2. 2
    Por Qué Morir
    2:15
  3. 3
    Rosa
    1:24
  4. 4
    El Accidente
    3:38
  5. 5
    Querida Julia
    2:18
  6. 6
    El Padre Francisco
    1:00
  7. 7
    El Libro
    1:31
  8. 8
    El Beso
    1:37
  9. 9
    Irnos Juntos
    1:30
  10. 10
    El Viaje
    5:20

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