Foreign Film Friday: The Sea Inside

Join us as we introduce Foreign Film Fridays, with titles from other countries & languages. Today, join us for our next film in a language other than English: The Sea Inside.

This involving rumination on life and death is the fact-based story of a Spanish quadriplegic (Javier Bardem) battling for the right to die. Won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas. Directed by Alejandro Amenabar, who co-wrote the script with Mateo Gil. The 2001 made-for-Spanish-TV film, “Condenado a Vivir,” tackles the same subject matter. Rated PG-13

Runtime: 125 minutes

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