The Sea Inside
«Only time and the evolution of consciences will decide one day if my request was reasonable or not».
What:
The sea inside (Mar adentro)
Who:
Alejandro Amenábar (D&S), Mateo Gil (S)
With:
Javier Bardem:, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas
When:
2004
Where:
Spain
How:
Cinematography, Colour, Live action, Long, Professional (Health, Law), Reality, Script, Slow, Soundtrack, Language (Spanish)
Why:
Do you know the history of Ramón Sampedro?
What do you think about euthanasia? If a quadriplegic man decide he wants to die, what does Medicine should do act?
If Medicine has always to take care of its patients, what should it do if a capable of discernment patient decide he wants to die?
As well, how should family, friends and all people who assert to love him act? Should they support him?
If «freedom without a life is not freedom», is a life without freedom still a life?
Extra:
For the World Health Organization «Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.»