Open Your Eyes
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
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Cast
22 people
Eduardo Noriega
César
Known for
The Devil's Backbone
Beauty and the Beast
Penélope Cruz
Sofía
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Vanilla Sky
Chete Lera
Antonio
Known for
Barrio
Fele Martínez
Pelayo
Known for
Bad Education
Thesis
Najwa Nimri
Nuria
Known for
Money Heist
Locked Up
Gérard Barray
Duvernois
Known for
Sexy Beast
Jorge de Juan
Encargado L.E.
Known for
La Palma
Miguel Palenzuela
Comisario
Known for
Wheels on Meals
Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health
Pedro Miguel Martínez
Médico Jefe
Known for
Thi Mai
53 Sundays
Ion Gabella
Recluso paranoico
Known for
Mutant Action
Joserra Cadiñanos
Guardia
Known for
Thesis
Nobody Knows Anybody
Tristán Ulloa
Camarero
Known for
Warrior Nun
Berlin
Alejandro Amenábar Director · Mateo Gil Screenplay Mariano Marín Composer
Worldwide gross $371K · Budget $2.9M · United States release April 16, 1999
Box office
Budget
$2,900,000
Worldwide gross
$370,720
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Sogetel
Production
Las Producciones del Escorpión
Production
Les Films Alain Sarde
Production
Lucky Red
Production
StudioCanal
Studio · Production
Las Producciones del Escorpion
Production
Sociedad General de Televisión (Sogetel)
Production
Spain · France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
Abre los ojos
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · December 19, 1997
Theatrical
United States · April 16, 1999
Premiere · New York City, New York
Argentina
April 2, 1999 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
April 29, 1999 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Denmark
August 24, 2003 · TV
Finland
December 5, 2002 · Physical · DVD
France
November 18, 1998 · Theatrical
May 10, 2001 · Physical · DVD
January 2, 2002 · Theatrical · Reprise
May 10, 2020 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2021 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
January 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
June 14, 1999 · Theatrical
August 29, 2024 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
Hong Kong SAR China
January 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 7, 1998 · Theatrical
Iceland
December 26, 2000 · Theatrical
Italy
August 7, 1998 · Premiere · Turin
August 12, 1998 · Premiere · Florence
August 28, 1998 · Theatrical
Japan
November 4, 1998 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
July 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 3, 2001 · Premiere · Amsterdam
December 19, 2003 · TV · Nederland 1
December 8, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
October 10, 2005 · Premiere · Spanish Film Festival
South Korea
February 6, 1999 · Theatrical
Spain
June 22, 1998 · Physical
Sweden
June 3, 1998 · Premiere · Popcorn Film Festival
Thailand
November 9, 2026 · Premiere · Spanish Film Festival 2026
Türkiye
February 11, 2000 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 25, 2000 · Theatrical
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