Label

Blindness

Statement of responsibility

Miramax Films presents ; in association with Alliance Films, Fox Film, Gaga Communications, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Mikado, IFF / CINV, Telefilm Canada, Ancine, Potboiler Productions ; a Rhombus Media, O2 Filmes, Bee Vine Pictures very independent production ; directed by Fernando Meirelles ; screenplay by Don McKellar ; produced by Niv Fichman, Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Sonoko Sakai

Contributor

Actor

Screenwriter

McKellar, Don, 1963-

Composer

Guimarães, Marco Antônio, 1948-

Director

Meirelles, Fernando

Producer

Subject

Genre

Language

eng
spa
eng
spa
eng
eng

Summary

A city is ravaged by an epidemic of 'white blindness.' Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where societal norms quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. Inside the hospital is one eyewitness to the nightmare. Following her husband into the hospital, a woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague goes into quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become like a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city. Their voyage is fraught with danger, but their survival is a reflection of the depth of the human spirit

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Cinematography, César Charlone ; editor, Daniel Rezende ; original score by Marco Antônio Guimarães/Uakti

Date time place

DVD release of the 2008 motion picture

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity

Language note

English dialogue or Spanish dubbed dialogue; with optional English (for the hearing impaired) or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

PerformerNote

Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Braga, Yusuke Iseya, Yoshino Kimura, Don McKellar, Maury Chaykin, Mitchell Nye, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal

Runtime

121

Technique

live action

Blindness

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Blindness Resource Information The work Blindness represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

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Work of

Blindness

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The work Blindness represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Portland Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.