The movie tells the true story of Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity, after being completely paralyzed by a diving accident.
Despite his wish to die, Ramón taught everyone he encountered the meaning, value and preciousness of life.
The director of the movie, alejandro amenábar, also directed the movie 'the others' with Nicole Kidman.
The story is still very much alive here in Spain. The woman who helped Ramón to die in 1998 by preparing the cup with cyanide has only this month revealed her identity. Ramóns family accuses her of killing him, the investigation of his death is being opened again and the discussion about euthanasia is very much on-going again.
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Oh, that's really interesting! Sounds like a great movie. I've already heard of it, I hope I get to see it one day.
Lien
sounds like a very interesting movie. i hope it gets to be shown here.
I doubt if they are going to show it here in Hasselt.
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Well, after having won the golden globe, the movie is on it's way to win the Oscar for best foreign film.
If that happens, it could be shown all around the world.
Tine,
I just saw on the Belgian Kinepolis site that the movie is expected to be released in Belgium on the 2nd of february.
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