Vincent Wants to Sea (, ) is a 2010 German drama film directed by Ralf Huettner. An American remake, The Road Within was released in 2014. Plot Vincent, a 27-year-old man with Tourette's syndrome, is institutionalized by his politician father, who does not seem to understand Vincent and his condition, after his mother's death. Vincent soon meets his roommate Alexander, who has obsessive-compulsive disorder, and another fellow patient, Marie who suffers with anorexia. Marie and Vincent get along and decide to leave the facility unsupervised, in a stolen car belonging to their psychiatrist, Dr. Rose. So that Alexander will not notify Dr. Rose about what they've done, they force him to join them on their road trip to fulfill Vincent’s wish of going to the sea in Italy, where Vincent’s parents vacationed for their honeymoon, to spread his mother’s ashes. Dr. Rose, the owner of the stolen car, accompanies Vincent's father in hopes to find the three missing patients. Over the course of the trip, Vincent and Marie develop a relationship and Vincent's father realizes how badly he's been treating his son. When Vincent, Alexander, and Marie arrive at the sea, Marie promptly collapses from heart failure caused by her untreated anorexia. Vincent and Alexander conclude that the trip was a suicide attempt, she was the one who originally stole the car and had the idea of leaving. Dr. Rose and Vincent's father take Alexander and Vincent home while Marie remains hospitalized. On the way back, Vincent decides to return his mother's ashes to his father and goes back to the city where Marie is in the hospital; Alexander accompanies him. Cast Florian David Fitz as Vincent Karoline Herfurth as Marie Heino Ferch as Robert Katharina Müller-Elmau as Dr. Rose Johannes Allmayer as Alexander Karen Thaler Monica Tim Seyfi Carabinieri Christopher Zrenner Gas station attendant 1 Butz Ultrich Buse Gas station attendant 2 Production Vincent Wants to Sea is based on the screenplay written by lead actor Florian David Fitz. Fitz first witnessed a teacher afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome while studying drama at the Boston Conservatory. Fitz came up with the idea of this film after seeing a tv report covering a man with Tourette’s Syndrome, Christian Hempel. Fitz says that he was impressed by the positive attitude Hempel displayed towards his illness. Fitz asked himself “How about writing a story about someone who has to grow up under these