The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) - What a great film!

"The Sea Inside", directed by Alejandro Amenabar, is the real life story of Ramon Sampedro, who spent over a quarter of a century as a quadriplegic and campaigned hard for his right to die.

With a story line like this, the film is bound to be controversial, and many critics/viewers simply judge this film on their approval or otherwise of euthanasia.

(e.g. one viewer said: "... but I hear the Sea Inside is very moving and uplifting, not a dark sort of film either, very powerful, but it's about a guy who wants to die? Excuse me?? I mean, I don't mean to tell films what they should preach, but can we stick with messages like "living life is better than not living it", "suicide is bad," etc.")

But a film is an artistic product. A film can only be judged by its artistic merits. From this perpspective, The Sea Inside is a major success.

Watch it, please.


Official site (Spanish) / Official site (English)
To know more about this film, go to Rotten Tomatoes / IMDb