The Sea Inside
Ramón Sampedro is a ship mechanic and part-time poet left a quadriplegic following a diving accident. Ramón fought for 30 years for the legal right to end his own life. He develops close relationships with his long-term lawyer Julia and his friend Rosa, who tries to convince him that his life is worth living. Despite his situation, Ramón manages to inspire those around him to live life to the fullest.
Genres
Drama
Studio
Sogecine
Language
es
Status
Released
How The Sea Inside performed
Budget
$12.8M
Worldwide Gross
$43.7M
Gross Profit
$30.9M
Return
3.4× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$6M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Ramón Sampedro
Javier Bardem
Ramón Sampedro
Julia
Belén Rueda
Julia
Rosa
Lola Dueñas
Rosa
Joaquín
Joan Dalmau
Joaquín
Padre Francisco
Josep Maria Pou
Padre Francisco
Manuela
Mabel Rivera
Manuela
José
Celso Bugallo
José
Gené
Clara Segura
Gené
Germán
Alberto Jiménez
Germán
Javi
Tamar Novas
Javi
Hermano Andrés
Alberto Amarilla
Hermano Andrés
Marc
Francesc Garrido
Marc
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