Portland Public Library

Blindness, 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

eng

videorecording

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

Blindness

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DVD release of the 2008 motion picture

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

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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

live action