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{{Short description|2004 Spanish drama film}}
{{Infobox film
|name         = The Sea Inside
|image        = Mar adentro poster.jpg
|caption      = Theatrical poster by Toni Galingo.
|director     = [[Alejandro Amenábar]]
|producer     = Alejandro Amenábar<br>Fernando Bovaira
|writer  = Alejandro Amenábar<br>[[Mateo Gil]]
|starring     = [[Javier Bardem]]<br>[[Belén Rueda]]<br>[[Lola Dueñas]]<br>[[Mabel Rivera]]<br>[[Celso Bugallo]]
|music        = Alejandro Amenábar
|cinematography = [[Javier Aguirresarobe]]
|editing       = Alejandro Amenábar
|studio = [[PRISA TV|Sogepaq]]<br>[[UGC (cinema operator)|UGC Images]]<br>Eyescreen
|distributor  = [[Warner Sogefilms]] (Spain)<ref name=lum>{{cite web|title=Film #22515: Mar adentro|work=[[Lumiere (website)|Lumiere]]|accessdate=17 July 2021|url=http://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=22515}}</ref><br>[[UGC Fox Distribution]] (France)<ref name=lum/><br>Lucky Red (Italy)<ref name=lum/>
|released     = {{Film date|2004|9|3|df=y}}
|runtime      = 125 minutes
|country      = Spain<br>France<br>Italy
|language     = Spanish<br>Galician<br>Catalan
|budget       = €10 million
|gross        = $43.7 million
}}
'''''The Sea Inside''''' ({{langx|es|Mar adentro}}) is a 2004 [[psychological drama]] film co-written and directed by [[Alejandro Amenábar]], who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of [[Ramón Sampedro]] (played by [[Javier Bardem]]), who was left [[Tetraplegia|quadriplegic]] after a diving accident, and his 28-year campaign in support of [[euthanasia]] and the [[Right to die|right to end his life]]. The film won the [[Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]].

==Plot==
This is the life story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign to win the right to end his own life with assisted suicide. The film explores Ramón's relationships with two women: Julia, a lawyer suffering from [[CADASIL syndrome|Cadasil syndrome]] who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman who wants to convince him that his life is worth living. Through the gift of his love, these two women are inspired to accomplish things they never previously thought possible.

Ramón, now 54 years old, has been fighting for 26 years for his right to die following a diving incident which left him paralysed from the neck down. He is unable to end his life by himself and does not wish to implicate his family or friends, as by Spanish law, they would be charged with murder or assisting a suicide. Following the death of his mother, he is cared for by his sister-in-law, Manuela. Ramón's elder brother José does not believe he should have the right to die; both Manuela and her son, Javier, believe in his case.

Ramón's friend Gené, who works for an organization fighting for the right to die, puts him in contact with Julia, a lawyer. As she seeks to learn more about him and his situation in order to fight for his cause, he recounts his past and his reasons for wanting to die: He says that there is no dignity in living paralysed. After seeing his story online, Rosa visits Ramón to convince him to live. He demands that she respect his wishes and she leaves, upset. Later, whilst DJing her part-time radio show, she apologises on air in the hopes that he is listening. She continues to visit, bringing her children, and the two strike up a friendship. Despite romantic interest in both women, Ramón maintains that he is spoken for by death.

Julia reads Ramón's memoir describing his life and experiences as a quadriplegic and urges him to publish it. He imagines flying from his bed to visit her on the beach. Later, she is hospitalised with a stroke and admitted to rehab to relearn how to walk. The two write letters to each other, sending updates of their lives. Ramón loses a court case for his right to die. Rosa, in tears, appears at his house and Ramón admits that he has planned a way to commit suicide without the direct and obvious involvement of anyone else.

Meanwhile, Padre Francisco, a quadriplegic Catholic priest, comes to convince Ramón to want to live. Ramón refuses to be carried downstairs and so the two men converse through the help of a church boy, who runs up and down to share their arguments. Angry and upset, Manuela asks him to leave. Julia visits to assist Ramón in writing his memoir whilst his family and friends discuss his right to die. Divided, they fight. But Ramón is unwavering in his wish. Again, he imagines that he is able-bodied, kissing Julia. Later, she admits that her condition will only become more severe and that she is planning to kill herself. But first, she would like to help Ramón.

Ramón and Javier work together to design and build a wheelchair for him in which he can appear in court to fight for his own right to die. His appeal is ultimately rejected, but Ramón eventually fulfils his wish nonetheless. Each of his friends and family complete a small action in his death; not enough to convict any of them of his murder or assisting his suicide. He records himself on a video camera, narrating his own death, before ingesting a cyanide-laced drink that kills him.

==Cast==
===Sampedro family===
*[[Javier Bardem]] as [[Ramón Sampedro]]
*[[Celso Bugallo]] as José Sampedro, Ramón's elder brother
*[[Mabel Rivera]] as Manuela, José's wife and Ramón's caregiver
*[[Tamar Novas]] as Javier Sampedro, Ramón's nephew
*Joan Dalmau as Joaquín Sampedro, Ramón and José's father

===Ramon's friends===
*[[Belén Rueda]] as Julia
*Alberto Jiménez as Germán, Julia's husband
*[[Lola Dueñas]] as Rosa
*Nicolás Fernández Luna as Cristian, Rosa's elder son
*Raúl Lavisier as Samuel, her younger son
*[[Clara Segura]] as Gené
*[[Francesc Garrido]] as Marc, Gené's husband

===Others===
*[[Josep Maria Pou]] as Padre Francisco, a quadriplegic Catholic priest
*[[Alberto Amarilla]] as Hermano Andrés
*[[Andrea Occhipinti]] as Santiago
*Federico Pérez Rey as Conductor (Driver)
*Xosé Manuel Olveira as Juez 1 (Judge 1)
*César Cambeiro as Juez 2
*Xosé Manuel Esperanto as Periodista 1 (Reporter 1)
*Yolanda Muiños as Periodista 2
*Adolfo Obregón as Ejecutivo (Executive)
*José Luis Rodríguez as Presentador (TV host)
*Julio Jordán as Encuadernador (Bookbinder)
*Juan Manuel Vidal as Amigo Ramón (Ramón's friend)
*[[Marta Larralde]] as Muchacha en la playa (Girl on beach)
*Jacob Ahlgren as himself (Baller)

==Reception==
===Critical response===
The film received positive reviews from critics. It currently holds an 85% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]] based on 133 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. Its consensus summary states: "Held aloft by a transfixing performance from Javier Bardem as a terminally ill man who chooses to die, ''The Sea Inside'' transcends its melodramatic story with tenderness and grace."<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sea Inside|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sea_inside|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|accessdate=17 July 2021}}</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 38 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-sea-inside|title=The Sea Inside (2004)|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=17 July 2021}}</ref>

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Award
! Category
! Nominee(s)
! Result
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[77th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]]<ref name="77thOscar">{{Cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005 |title=The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners |access-date=January 25, 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101230853/http://oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2005 |archive-date=January 1, 2016}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling|Best Makeup]]
| [[Jo Allen (make-up artist)|Jo Allen]] and [[Manolo García (make-up artist)|Manolo García]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[4th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|AARP Movies for Grownups Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newcott |first=Bill |date=March 2006 |title=Movies for Grownups Awards 2006 |url=https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2006/movies_for_grownups_2006.html |website=aarp.org}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards|Actors and Actresses Union Awards]]
| Leading Male Film Performance
| [[Javier Bardem]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Secondary Male Film Performance
| [[Celso Bugallo]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Secondary Female Film Performance
| [[Lola Dueñas]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Mabel Rivera]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Minor Male Film Performance
| Joan Dalmau
| {{nom}}
|-
| Male Newcomer
| [[Tamar Novas]]
| {{won}}
|-
| Female Newcomer
| [[Belén Rueda]]
| {{won}}
|-
| ADIRCAE Awards
| Best Performance in a Leading Role
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Argentine Film Critics Association|Argentine Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/argentinean-fcaas?year=2006 |title=2006 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film, Spanish Language
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Ariel Award]]s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/ariels?year=2006 |title=2006 Ariel Awards |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| [[Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film|Best Ibero-American Film]]
| [[Alejandro Amenábar]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Awards Circuit Community Awards
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[2005 Bangkok International Film Festival|Bangkok International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/bangkok?year=2005 |title=2005 Bangkok International Film Festival |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| Best Film
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| [[BBC Four World Cinema Awards]]
| colspan="2"| BBC Four World Cinema Award
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Belgian Film Critics Association|Belgian Film Critics Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lalibre.be/culture/cinema/article/261348/kim-ki-duk-grand-prix-de-l-ucc.html|title=Kim Ki-duk, Grand Prix de l'UCC |work=[[La Libre Belgique]]|date=January 9, 2006|access-date=October 26, 2012|language=fr}}</ref>
| [[Grand Prix (Belgian Film Critics Association)|Grand Prix]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Butaca Awards]]
| Best Catalan Film Actor
| Joan Dalmau
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Camerimage]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://camerimage.pl/en/archiwum/kronika-nagrod-camerimage-2004/camerimage-2004/ |title=Camerimage 2004 |website=[[Camerimage]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| Golden Frog
| [[Javier Aguirresarobe]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Canadian Network of Makeup Artists Awards
| Best International Make-Up for a Feature Film
| Jo Allen
| {{won}}
|-
| [[31st César Awards|César Awards]]
| [[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro|Cinema Brazil Grand Prize]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="11"| [[Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos|Cinema Writers Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Director
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| Celso Bugallo
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Best Supporting Actress
| Lola Dueñas
| {{won}}
|-
| Mabel Rivera
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Screenplay – Original
| Alejandro Amenábar and [[Mateo Gil]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Cinematography
| Javier Aguirresarobe
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Editing
| rowspan="2"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best Score
| {{nom}}
|-
| Best New Artist
| Belén Rueda
| {{won}}
|-
| CinEuphoria Awards
| Top Films of the Decade – International Competition
| rowspan="2"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival]]
| Audience Choice Award
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[10th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2004 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association|Broadcast Film Critics Association]] |access-date=June 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719072204/http://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2004.php |archive-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Javier Bardem
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[David di Donatello|David di Donatello Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/davids?year=2005 |title=2005 David di Donatello Awards |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)|Mubi]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| [[David di Donatello for Best European Film|Best European Film]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[17th European Film Awards|European Film Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/archive/2004/winner |title=2004 European Film Awards |website=[[European Film Awards]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>
| [[European Film Award for Best Film|European Film]]
| Alejandro Amenábar and Fernando Bovaira
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Director|European Director]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Actor|European Actor]]
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Screenwriter|European Screenwriter]]
| Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[European Film Award for Best Cinematographer|European Cinematographer]]
| Javier Aguirresarobe
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards 2005|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Forqué Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-mar-adentro-gana-premio-jose-maria-forque-200504280300-202130970944_noticia.html|website=[[ABC (Spain)|ABC]]|title="Mar adentro" gana el premio José María Forqué|date=28 April 2005}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Forqué Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Fotogramas de Plata]]
| Best Spanish Film
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Movie Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Movie Actress
| Belén Rueda
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Gold Derby|Gold Derby Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldderby.com/2004-goldderby-film-awards/ |title=2004 Gold Derby Film Awards |website=[[Gold Derby]] |date=7 March 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[62nd Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/sea-inside |title=The Sea Inside – Golden Globes |website=[[HFPA]] |access-date=July 5, 2021 |ref={{harvid|HFPA|2005}}}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| Javier Bardem
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="15"| [[19th Goya Awards|Goya Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Estos son los premios de los PREMIOS GOYA 2005|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/19-edicion/premios/por-categoria/|access-date=October 13, 2020|website=[[Premios Goya]]|language=es}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Goya Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Javier Bardem 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| Lola Dueñas
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Celso Bugallo 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Mabel Rivera
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]]
| Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best New Actor|Best New Actor]]
| Tamar Novas
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best New Actress|Best New Actress]]
| Belén Rueda
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Art Direction|Best Art Direction]]
| Benjamín Fernández
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]]
| Javier Aguirresarobe
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyles|Best Makeup and Hairstyles]]
| Jo Allen, Mara Collazo, Manolo García and Ana López Puigcerver
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]]
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Production Supervision|Best Production Direction]]
| Emiliano Otegui
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Goya Award for Best Sound|Best Sound]]
| Ricardo Steinberg, Alfonso Raposo, Juan Ferro and María Steinberg
| {{won}}
|-
| Guild of German Art House Cinemas Awards
| Best Foreign Film
| rowspan="2"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Hollywood Film Awards]]
| Hollywood European Award
| {{won}}
|-
| [[20th Independent Spirit Awards|Independent Spirit Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/SA_SubForm_etc/2021_SA_ALLNomineesWinners_063021.pdf |title=36 Years of Nominees and Winners |website=[[Independent Spirit Awards]] |access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best International Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Italian Online Movie Awards
| Best Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{nom}}
|-
| colspan="2"| Best Makeup
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[Association of Latin Entertainment Critics|Latin ACE Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Cinema – Best Film
| {{won}}
|-
| Cinema – Best Director
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| Cinema – Best Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{nom}}
|-
| Cinema – Best Actress
| Belén Rueda
| {{nom}}
|-
| Cinema – Best Supporting Actor
| Celso Bugallo
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| Cinema – Best Supporting Actress
| Lola Dueñas
| {{won}}
|-
| Mabel Rivera
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005|London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[London Film Critics' Circle Award for Foreign Language Film of the Year|Foreign Language Film of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Nantes Spanish Film Festival
| Audience Award
| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Awards 2004|National Board of Review Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/2004/ |title=2004 Award Winners |website=[[National Board of Review]] |access-date=July 5, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review: Top Five Foreign Language Films|Top Foreign Films]]
| {{won}}
|-
| colspan="2"| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Premios Ondas|Ondas Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.premiosondas.com/historia_2009-2000-04.php |title=2004 Ondas Awards |website=[[Premios Ondas|Ondas Awards]] |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>
| Cinemanía Award
| rowspan="3"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]]
| Best Narrative Feature
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Russian National Movie Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-movie-awards.ru/eng/winners/2006/ |title=2006 Georges Winners |website=[[Russian National Movie Awards]] |access-date=January 23, 2022}}</ref>
| Best Independent Movie
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004|San Diego Film Critics Society Awards]]
| colspan="2"| [[San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[Sant Jordi Awards]]
| Best Film
| rowspan="2"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Spanish Film
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Spanish Actor
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| Best Spanish Actress
| Mabel Rivera
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[9th Golden Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml |title=International Press Academy website – 2005 9th Annual SATELLITE Awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202161512/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2005a.shtml|archive-date=2 February 2008}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| [[Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film|Best Foreign Language Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture|Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama]]
| rowspan="2"| Javier Bardem
| {{nom}}
|-
| SESC Film Festival
| Best Foreign Actor
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Sofia International Film Festival]]
| Audience Award
| rowspan="4"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{won}}
|-
| Audience Award 'Silver Sea-Gull'
| {{won}}
|-
| Spanish Music Awards
| Best Score
| {{won}}
|-
| Turia Awards
| Best Spanish Film
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Turkish Film Critics Association|Turkish Film Critics Association Awards]]
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Film
| {{draw|9th Place}}
|-
| Utah Film Critics Association Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://utahfilmcritics.com/awards/2004-2/ |title=2004 Utah Film Critics Association Awards |website=utahfilmcritics.com |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>
| colspan="2"| Best Foreign Language Film
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="4"| [[61st Venice International Film Festival|Venice International Film Festival]]<ref name="OfficialAwards">{{cite web |url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/news/2004/09-11-ak.html |title=Official Awards of the 61st Venice Film Festival |work=labiennale.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040915003501/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/news/2004/09-11-ak.html |archive-date=15 September 2004 |access-date=4 June 2018 }}</ref>
| [[Golden Lion]]
| rowspan="3"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)|Grand Jury Prize]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Young Cinema Award#Best International Film|Best International Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| Javier Bardem
| {{won}}
|-
| [[World Soundtrack Awards 2005|World Soundtrack Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/awards/awards-2 |title=World Soundtrack Awards |publisher=[[World Soundtrack Awards]] |accessdate=December 18, 2021}}</ref>
| [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Score of the Year|Best Original Score of the Year]]
| rowspan="2"| Alejandro Amenábar
| {{nom}}
|-
| Yoga Awards
| Worst Spanish Score
| {{won}}
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
* [[List of Spanish films of 2004]]
* [[List of submissions to the 77th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film]]
* [[List of Spanish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]
*''[[Whose Life Is It Anyway? (film)|Whose Life Is It Anyway?]]'' (1981)

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060206041209/http://theseainside.com/ Promotional site for US region]
*{{IMDb title|0369702}}
*{{mojo title|seainside|The Sea Inside}}
*[https://www.academia.edu/40188804/https://www.academia.edu/40347906/Mar_adentro_The_Sea_Inside_2004_ ''The Sea Inside''] in ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Film''. Eds. Alex Pinar and Salvador Jimenez Murguia. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018

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[[Category:French biographical drama films]]
[[Category:French psychological drama films]]
[[Category:Italian psychological drama films]]
[[Category:Spanish biographical drama films]]
[[Category:Best Film Goya Award winners]]
[[Category:Best International Feature Film Academy Award winners]]
[[Category:Best Foreign Language Film Golden Globe winners]]
[[Category:Films about disability in France]]
[[Category:Films about disability in Spain]]
[[Category:Films about euthanasia]]
[[Category:Films about people with paraplegia or tetraplegia]]
[[Category:Films directed by Alejandro Amenábar]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actor Goya Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actress Goya Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Goya Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Supporting Actress Goya Award–winning performance]]
[[Category:Films scored by Alejandro Amenábar]]
[[Category:Films set in Galicia (Spain)]]
[[Category:Films set in Spain]]
[[Category:Films set in the 1990s]]
[[Category:Films shot in Barcelona]]
[[Category:Films shot in Madrid]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Mateo Gil]]
[[Category:Galicia (Spain) in fiction]]
[[Category:Galician-language films]]
[[Category:Best Foreign Film Independent Spirit Award winners]]
[[Category:Satellite Award–winning films]]
[[Category:Spanish psychological drama films]]
[[Category:Grand Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival) winners]]