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Blindness (2008)

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Movie Info


Genre

Drama, Thriller

Release Date

October 03, 2008 (Wide)

MPAA Rating

R

Duration

120 min.

Production Budget

$25 millions

Studio

Miramax Films

Official Site

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REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Fernando Meirelles

Producer

Niv Fichman, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Sonoko Sakai

Screenwriter

Don McKellar

Starring

Movie Story


When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. "Blindness," starring Academy Award-nominee Julianne Moore, Gael GarciĀ­a Bernal, Mark Ruffalo, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover, is a psychological thriller about the fragility of mankind. Adapted from Nobel Laureate Jose Saramago's masterwork, the film is directed by Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles ("City of God") from a screenplay by Tony Award-winner Don McKellar ("The Drowsy Chaperone").

Movie Stills (22 photos)


Mark Ruffalo and Julianne Moore in Miramax Films' Blindness (2008). Photo credit: Ken Woroner.
Danny Glover in Miramax Films' Blindness (2008). Photo credit: Ken Woroner.

Reader's Reviews


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hey guyz this is one of da best movie i have seen lots of gr8 music(slow ;). I think it realizes us about the human value, about da unity and ofcourse the free benefits dat v got from nature i.e eyes..... its realy an excelent movie...watch it upp.....

posted by zestq on Dec 11, 2008
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..perversely enjoyable, occasionally harrowing..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
“..inexplicably tedious..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
“..dark, intellectually challenging..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]

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