In their review of this film, Newsweek asked, “Can a movie be too well made for its own good?” Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Alejandro Amenábar’s (The Others) tells the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign to end his own life by way of assisted suicide. Critics praised Bardem’s standout performance as a man focused on death who inspired so many around him to live their own lives to the fullest.