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The Sea Inside (2004)

Where The Sea Inside says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A film set in Galicia whose filming places are only partly documented: a village and a beach in Porto do Son.

Scenes and places

Ramón's bed in the family farmhouse

Ramón, paralysed from the neck down, lives in a bed in his family's house, cared for by his sister-in-law Manuela. He wants to die but cannot act alone without putting family and friends at legal risk.

Set in Ramón's room, Sampedro family farmhouse, rural Galicia — The room where Ramón has lain paralysed for 26 years.

The film is set in rural Galicia, in north-west Spain.

Filmed at Abelendo village, Xuño, Porto do Son — Scenes were shot in a neighbour's house in this village; the point is the village, not the house. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The lawyer who takes his case

Gené connects Ramón with Julia, a lawyer who supports his cause. Julia wants to learn about his life and why he wants to die.

Set in Office of a right-to-die organization — Where Gené, who works for an organization fighting for the right to die, puts Ramón in contact with the lawyer Julia.

Place not specified in the sources.

Rosa's apology on the radio

After Ramón sends her away, Rosa apologises on air, hoping he is listening. It starts a friendship between the two.

Set in Rosa's radio show — Rosa's part-time radio show.

Place not specified in the sources.

The flight to the beach

Ramón imagines himself able-bodied and flying from his bed to Julia on a beach, a moment of freedom from his paralysed body.

Set in A beach, imagined by Ramón — An imagined scene in which Ramón flies out of his bed to visit Julia on the beach.

An imagined place; it has no fixed story location.

Filmed at Praia das Furnas, Xuño, Porto do Son — A beach known locally as a filming location of Mar adentro. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Julia's rehab

Julia is hospitalised with a stroke and has to relearn how to walk. She and Ramón write letters to each other.

Set in Rehabilitation hospital — Where Julia is admitted after a stroke, to relearn how to walk.

Place not specified in the sources.

The court case

Ramón loses a court case for his right to die. Rosa then appears at his house in tears.

Set in Court — The court case in which Ramón asks for the right to die.

Place not specified in the sources.

The priest who cannot climb the stairs

Ramón refuses to be carried downstairs, so the two men argue through a church boy who runs up and down with their arguments. Manuela, upset, asks the priest to leave.

Set in Ramón's house, Galicia — Padre Francisco, a quadriplegic priest, comes to persuade Ramón to want to live.

The visit takes place at Ramón's house.

The wheelchair for court

Ramón and Javier design and build a wheelchair so that Ramón can appear in court and argue his own case.

Set in Ramón's house and the road outside — Ramón and his nephew Javier build a wheelchair so he can appear in court.

The exact scene location is not stated in the sources.

Characters

• Ramón Sampedro — A Spaniard paralysed in a diving accident who campaigns for the right to end his life.
• Julia — A lawyer with Cadasil syndrome who supports his cause.
• Rosa — A local woman who tries to convince him that his life is worth living.
• Javier — Ramón's nephew.