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The Sea Inside is a 2004
2004 in film

The year '2004 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs....
 film
Film

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 by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
/Chilean director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar

Alejandro Fernando Amen?bar Cantos is a Spain-Chile film film director. Amen?bar was born in Santiago de Chile, Chile in 1972, to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth....
. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro
Ramón Sampedro

Ram?n Sampedro was a ship fisherman from Galicia , Spain, who became a quadriplegic in a diving accident at the age of 25 and fought for his right to an assisted suicide for the next 29 years....
 (played by Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem

Javier ?ngel Encinas Bardem is an Academy Award-winning Spain actor who has starred in over two dozen films in Spain. He had garnered critical acclaim as an actor for films such as Jam?n, jam?n, Carne tremula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol and Mar adentro....
), a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 ship mechanic left quadriplegic after a diving accident. Sampedro fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia
Euthanasia

Euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia....
 and his right to end his own life.







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The Sea Inside is a 2004
2004 in film

The year '2004 in film' involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ,The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Shrek 2, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs....
 film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
 by the Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
/Chilean director
Film director

A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a film. A film director visualizes the Screenplay, controlling a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of his or her vision....
 Alejandro Amenábar
Alejandro Amenábar

Alejandro Fernando Amen?bar Cantos is a Spain-Chile film film director. Amen?bar was born in Santiago de Chile, Chile in 1972, to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth....
. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro
Ramón Sampedro

Ram?n Sampedro was a ship fisherman from Galicia , Spain, who became a quadriplegic in a diving accident at the age of 25 and fought for his right to an assisted suicide for the next 29 years....
 (played by Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem

Javier ?ngel Encinas Bardem is an Academy Award-winning Spain actor who has starred in over two dozen films in Spain. He had garnered critical acclaim as an actor for films such as Jam?n, jam?n, Carne tremula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol and Mar adentro....
), a Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
 ship mechanic left quadriplegic after a diving accident. Sampedro fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia
Euthanasia

Euthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia....
 and his right to end his own life.

Cast


Sampedro family

  • Javier Bardem
    Javier Bardem

    Javier ?ngel Encinas Bardem is an Academy Award-winning Spain actor who has starred in over two dozen films in Spain. He had garnered critical acclaim as an actor for films such as Jam?n, jam?n, Carne tremula, Boca a boca, Los Lunes al sol and Mar adentro....
    : Ramón Sampedro
    Ramón Sampedro

    Ram?n Sampedro was a ship fisherman from Galicia , Spain, who became a quadriplegic in a diving accident at the age of 25 and fought for his right to an assisted suicide for the next 29 years....
  • Celso Bugallo: José Sampedro, his brother
  • Mabel Rivera
    Mabel Rivera

    Mar?a Isabel Rivera Torres is a Spanish actress.She was born in the City and Naval Station of El Ferrol, in Galicia , North-western Spain. Though she started her career as an actor in the 1980s it was not till the dawn of the new century that she achieved broad notice, for her lead actor role in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language...
    : Manuela, José's wife and Ramón's caregiver
  • Tamar Novas: Javier Sampedro, their son
  • Joan Dalmau: Joaquín Sampedro, Ramón and José's father


Ramon's friends

  • Belén Rueda
    Belén Rueda

    Mar?a Bel?n Rueda Garc?a-Porrero is a Spain actress....
    : Julia
  • Alberto Jiménez: Germán, her husband
  • Lola Dueñas
    Lola Dueñas

    Lola Due?as is a Spanish actress.She is the daughter of Nicol?s Due?as and studied in the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona....
    : Rosa
  • Nicolás Fernández Luna: Cristian, Rosa's elder son
  • Raúl Lavisier: Samuel, her younger son
  • Clara Segura: Gené
  • Francesc Garrido: Marc, her husband


Others

  • José María Pou: Padre Francisco, also a paraplegic
  • Alberto Amarilla: Hermano Andrés
  • Andrea Occhipinti
    Andrea Occhipinti

    Andrea Occhipinti is an openly gay Italy actor and producer . He was born in MilanExternal links...
    : Santiago
  • Federico Pérez Rey: Conductor (Driver)
  • Xosé Manuel Olveira 'Pico': Juez 1 (Judge 1)
  • César Cambeiro: Juez 2
  • Xosé Manuel Esperante: Periodista 1 (Reporter 1)
  • Yolanda Muiños: Periodista 2
  • Adolfo Obregón: Ejecutivo (Executive)
  • José Luis Rodríguez: Presentador (TV presenter)
  • Julio Jordán: Encuadernador (Publisher)
  • Juan Manuel Vidal: Amigo Ramón (Ramón's friend)
  • Marta Larralde: Muchacha en la playa (Girl on beach)


Awards

The Sea Inside won the 2004 Oscar
Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
 for Best Foreign Language Film
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Award, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ....
, the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and 14 Goya Awards
Goya Awards

The Goya Awards, known in Spanish language as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards....
 including awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.

  • Academy Awards
    Academy Awards

    The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers....
    :
    • Best Foreign Language Film (winner)
    • Best Achievement in Makeup (Jo Allen and Manolo García
      Manolo García (make-up artist)

      Manolo Garc?a , a.k.a. Manuel Garc?a, is a Spanish people make-up artist. He was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Make-Up and Hairstyles four times, and won the award for his work in The Sea Inside ....
      , nominee)
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association
    Broadcast Film Critics Association

    The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the U.S. and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics....
    :
    • Best Actor (Javier Bardem, nominee)
    • Best Foreign Language Film (winner)
  • Cinema Writers Circle:
    • Best Actor (Javier Bardem, winner)
    • Best Cinematography (Javier Aguirresarobe, winner)
    • Best Director (Alejandro Amenábar, nominee)
    • Best Editing (Alejandro Amenábar, nominee)
    • Best Film (nominee)
    • Best New Artist (Belén Rueda, winner)
    • Best Score (Alejandro Amenábar)
    • Best Screenplay - Original (Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil, nominee)
    • Best Supporting Actor (Celso Bugallo, nominee)
    • Best Supporting Actress (Lola Dueñas, winner)
    • Best Supporting Actress (Mabel Rivera, nominee)
  • César Awards:
    • Best Foreign Film (nominee)
  • European Film Awards:
    • Best Actor (Javier Bardem, winner)
    • Best Cinematographer (Javier Aguirresarobe, nominee)
    • Best Director (Alejandro Amenábar, winner)
    • Best Film (nominee)
    • Best Screenwriter (Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil, nominee)
  • Film Critics Circle of Australia
    Film Critics Circle of Australia

    The Film Critics Circle of Australia is a non-profit organisation, a group of film criticism that judge Australian films....
    :
    • Best Foreign Language Film (winner)
  • Golden Globe Awards:
    • Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (Javier Bardem, nominee)
    • Best Foreign Language Film (winner)
  • Goya Awards
    Goya Awards

    The Goya Awards, known in Spanish language as los Premios Goya, are Spain's main national film awards, considered the Spanish equivalent to the American Academy Awards....
    :
    • Best Actor (Javier Bardem, winner)
    • Best Actress (Lola Dueñas, winner)
    • Best Cinematography (Javier Aguirresarobe, winner)
    • Best Director (Alejandro Amenábar, winner)
    • Best Film (winner)
    • Best Hair and Makeup (Jo Allen, Ana López Puigcerver, Mara Collazo, Manolo García
      Manolo García (make-up artist)

      Manolo Garc?a , a.k.a. Manuel Garc?a, is a Spanish people make-up artist. He was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Make-Up and Hairstyles four times, and won the award for his work in The Sea Inside ....
      , winner)
    • Best New Actor (Tamar Novas, winner)
    • Best New Actress (Belén Rueda, winner)
    • Best Original Score (Alejandro Amenábar, winner)
    • Best Production Design (Benjamín Fernández, nominee)
    • Best Production Supervision (Emiliano Otegui, winner)
    • Best Screenplay - Original (Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil, winner)
    • Best Sound (Juan Ferro, Alfonso Raposo, María Steinberg, Ricardo Steinberg, winner)
    • Best Supporting Actor (Celso Bugallo, winner)
    • Best Supporting Actress (Mabel Rivera, winner)
  • Independent Spirit Awards
    Independent Spirit Awards

    The Independent Spirit Awards , founded in 1984 in film, are awards dedicated to Independent film.Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films....
    :
    • Best Foreign Film (winner)
  • London Film Critics Circle
    London Film Critics Circle

    The London Film Critics' Circle is the name by which the Film Section of the The Critics' Circle is known internationally.The word London was added because it was thought the term Critics' Circle Film Awards lacked meaning ? for people in LA for example ? and the Film Section wished its annual Awards to be recognised on film advertising, es...
    :
    • Best Foreign Language Film (nominee)
  • National Board of Review:
    • Best Foreign Language Film (nominee)
  • San Diego Film Critics Society
    San Diego Film Critics Society

    The San Diego Film Critics Society is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications.Each year the SDFCS meets to vote on their San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for films released in the same calendar year....
    :
    • Best Foreign Language Film (nominee)
  • Sant Jordi Awards:
    • Best Film (Alejandro Amenábar, nominee)
    • Best Spanish Actor (Javier Bardem, nominee)
    • Best Spanish Actress (Mabel Rivera, nominee)
  • Satellite Awards
    Satellite Awards

    The Satellite Awards are an annual award given by the International Press Academy. The awards were originally known as the Golden Satellite Awards....
    :
    • Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama (Javier Bardem, nominee)
    • Best Foreign Film (winner)
  • Spanish Music Awards:
    • Best Score (Alejandro Amenábar, winner)
  • Venice Film Festival
    Venice Film Festival

    The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido di Venezia, Venice, Italy....
    :
    • Grand Special Jury Prize (Alejandro Amenábar, winner)
    • Golden Lion (nominee)
    • Volpi Cup Best Actor (Javier Bardem, winner)
    • Best International Film (winner)
  • World Soundtrack Awards:
    • Best Original Soundtrack of the Year (Alejandro Amenábar, nominee)


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