Yes another foreign film about a paraplegic, although this one is very different. It takes on the issue euthanasia a very grim and taboo subject. One that many people would rather avoid. This movie features two great actors/actresses Javier Bardem(No Country For Old Men) and Belen Rueda(The Orphange). The plot is about a man (Javier Bardem) who becomes paralyze from the waste down at the tender age of 25, what then follows a 28 year up hill battle against the spanish government and religious figures. He states that he is able to reason and therefore should not be denied the right to end his own life. This a very sad film, but beautifully sad. It is directed extremely well and the actors all do their part in the film with astonoshing results. Overall I'd give this movie a 9/10.
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