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Blindness (2008)
6.6
Ratings: 6.6/10 from 33,920 users
Metascore:
45/100
Reviews: 271 user | 212 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined... See full summary » Director:Fernando Meirelles |
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Jason Bermingham | ... |
Driver #1
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Eduardo Semerjian | ... |
Concerned Pedestrian #1
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Thief
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Ciça Meirelles | ... |
Driver #2
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Antônio Fragoso | ... |
Concerned Pedestrian #2
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Lilian Blanc | ... |
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Douglas Silva | ... |
Onlooker #1
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Daniel Zettel | ... |
Onlooker #2
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Yoshino Kimura | ... | |
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Taxi Driver
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Susan Coyne | ... |
Receptionist
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Fabiana Guglielmetti | ... |
Mother of the Boy
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Mitchell Nye | ... |
Boy
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Storyline
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble. Written by Festival de Cannes' Editor
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Faith is blind. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Ceguera See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
BRL 1,223,734 (Brazil) (14 September 2008) (95 Screens)Gross:
$3,073,392 (USA) (12 October 2008)Company Credits
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Written by Marco Antônio Guimarães
(c) 1993 Uakti Music - Used by Permission
Performed by Marco Antônio Guimarães (as Uakti)
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Selected as the opening film at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The pistol used in the movie appears to be a snub-nosed revolver, typically holding between 5 to 10 bullets. The number of rounds fired off without any indication of reloading is closer to 15 throughout the "Ward 3" standoff. See more »Soundtracks
"The Hexagrams"Written by Marco Antônio Guimarães
(c) 1993 Uakti Music - Used by Permission
Performed by Marco Antônio Guimarães (as Uakti)
Provided courtesy of Decca Label Group See more »
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