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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Alejandro Amenábar (writer)
Mateo Gil (writer)
Release Date:
19 December 1997 (Spain) more
Plot:
A very handsome man finds the love of his life, but he suffers an accident and needs to have his face rebuilt by surgery after it is severely disfigured. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
5 wins & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
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User Comments:
Astonishing....and really depressing more (186 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eduardo Noriega | ... | César |
 | Penélope Cruz | ... | Sofía |
 | Chete Lera | ... | Antonio |
| Fele Martínez | ... | Pelayo |
| Najwa Nimri | ... | Nuria |
| Gérard Barray | ... | Duvernois |
| Jorge de Juan | ... | Encargado L.E. |
| Miguel Palenzuela | ... | Commisario |
| Pedro Miguel Martínez | ... | Médico Jefe |
| Ion Gabella | ... | Recluso paranoico |
| Joserra Cadiñanos | ... | Guardia |
 | Tristán Ulloa | ... | Camarero |
| Pepe Navarro | ... | Presentador T.V. |
| Jaro | ... | Médico 1 |
| Walter Prieto | ... | Médico 2 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Open Your Eyes (UK) (USA)
Apri gli occhi (Italy)
El contrato (Spain) (working title)
Ouvre les yeux (France)
Permanent Midnight (USA)
Öffne die Augen (Germany) [de]
Aç gözünü (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Abra os Olhos (Brazil) [pt]
Anoixe ta matia (Greece) [el]
Ava silmad (Estonia) [et]
Avaa silmäsi (Finland) [fi]
De Olhos Abertos (Portugal) (video title) [pt]
Deschide ochii! (Romania) [ro]
Luk øjnene op (Denmark) (TV title) [da]
Otwórz oczy (Poland) [pl]
Ouvre les yeux (Canada: French title) [fr]
Preso na Escuridão (Brazil) [pt]
Virtual Nightmare - Open Your Eyes (Germany) [de]
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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong sexuality, language and some violence.
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117 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Chile:18 | France:U | Germany:16 (video premiere) | Hong Kong:IIB | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15
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Alejandro Amenábar imagined the script after having horrible nightmares while ill with the flu. more
Goofs:
Continuity: As César runs on an "empty" street at the beginning of the film, three people can be seen. One, a man in a blue shirt, standing in the bottom right corner of the frame, and two other people on a balcony above him. more
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Spoofed in Spanish Movie (2009) more
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Go see this film. Now. I'll wait.
Okay, this film is truly one of the most excellent mixtures of genres I have ever seen. It will leave you truly moved, truly surprised, and truly depressed. That's okay, though, because this is such a wonderful movie. The film centers around the life of a rich and handsome young man after a disfiguring accident. We are taken along as he tries to find a way to grow accustomed to a life without the things he relied on (mainly looks) before. After hitting rock bottom, things start to get better for him, and it is here that the seamless weaving of genres occur. I don't want to give too much away, but the film constantly keeps you on your toes and never grows dull. "Abre los Ojos" is a truly stunning love story, psychological thriller, and science fiction film all rolled into a flawless whole. Do yourself a favor and see it before the Cameron Crowe remake, "Vanilla Sky", does to this film what "City of Angels" did to "Wings of Desire".