The Sea Inside (DVD)

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room Aside from abortion, euthanasia is perhaps the most contentious social issue we have, and what better medium to debate the pros and cons than in mass media, primarily in film. Spanish film The Sea Inside invited much controversy on its release, depicting the life of Ramón Sampedro, a Spanish man who fought for almost thirty years to gain the right to have someone assist him in committing suicide, ultimately having to do so outside of the justice system after their virulent refusal to waive any charges to any accomplices to his death. While the film is ultimately pro-euthanasia, it is textured enough ...  Read the complete review

With euthanasia in the news right now after this English paraplegic lad was taken to Switzerland by his parents to be the latest to be effectively put down at his own request there, the Oscar winning Sea Inside is a multi-award winning movie that explores that legal point of people having the right to determine ones own death on quality of life grounds. Based on a true story, 'The Sea Inside' plays out that scenario in drama form, the always excellent Javier Bardem and the emotive Spanish/Catholic narrative making this more emotive and passionate in that exquisite way Latin films seem to do, this winning best 'Best Foreign Language Film' at the 2005 Oscars ...  Read the complete review