Mar Adentro
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Mar adentro (English title: The Sea Inside) is a 2004 film by the Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar. It is based on real-life events, and stars Javier Bardem as Ramón Sampedro, a Galician fisherman left quadriplegic after a diving accident who fought a 28-year campaign in support of euthanasia and his right to end his own life. "Mar Adentro" has also been praised for its realistic and accurate display of the Galician people, languages and landscape.
Mar adentro won the 2004 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, the 2004 Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film, and 14 Goya Awards including awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Original Screenplay.
Production
Mar adentro was written by Mateo Gil and Amenábar. Amenábar also produced and edited the film and composed the music, with the help of Galician musician Carlos Núñez.Cast
Sampedro family
- Javier Bardem: Ramón Sampedro
- Celso Bugallo: José Sampedro, his brother
- Mabel Rivera: Manuela Sampedro, José's wife and Ramón's caregiver
- Tamar Novas: Javier Sampedro, their son
- Joan Dalmau: Joaquín, Ramón and José's father
Ramon's friends
- Belén Rueda: Julia
- Alberto Jiménez: Germán, her husband
- Lola Dueñas: 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: 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)
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