Release Date
October 3, 2008
DVD Release Date
February 10, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Writer
Don McKellar
Cast
Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal, Sandra Oh, Danny Glover
Studio
Running Time
120 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity
What is Blindness about?
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 García Bernal, Mark Ruffalo, Sandra Oh and Danny Glover, is a psychological thriller about the fragility of mankind. Adapted from Nobel Laureate José Saramago’s masterwork, the film is directed by Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles (City of God) from a screenplay by... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
One of my most anticipated movies of the fall, Blindness is from director Fernando Meirelles, best known for City of God and The Constant Gardener. A man with amazing vision and the ability to create absolutely beautiful and deep pieces of work, I had high hopes for the apocalyptic picture. Unfortunately, the movie didn't quite hit the mark.
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