Sight

"The present is made possible by the past."

2023 1h 43m EN

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6.4

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74%

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METACRITIC

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6.6

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 43🍅74%Rotten Tomatoes●42Metacritic★6.6IMDB · 1,938

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Synopsis

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Ming Wang is an impoverished Chinese prodigy who flees Communist China to become a pioneering eye surgeon in America. When tasked with restoring the sight of an orphan in India, who was blinded by her stepmother, Wang must confront the trauma of living through the violent uprising in his youth, the Cultural Revolution.

“The present is made possible by the past.”

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Cast

Terry Chen
Ming Wang
Greg Kinnear
Misha Bartnovsky
Fionnula Flanagan
Sister Marie
Wai Ching Ho
Alian
Raymond Ma
Zhensheng
Ben Wang
Young Ming
Jayden Tianyi Zhang
Young Ming
Donald Heng
Young Zhensheng

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Hyatt
Writers: John Duigan, Buzz McLaughlin, Andrew Hyatt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Hyatt, shot by Michael Balfry. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Sean Philip Johnson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Dan O'Brien shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear and Fionnula Flanagan carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The present is made possible by the past.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12873300 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Andrew Hyatt directs. Michael Balfry behind the camera. Sean Philip Johnson scores. Dan O'Brien cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Andrew Hyatt, shot by Michael Balfry. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Sean Philip Johnson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Dan O'Brien shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Terry Chen and Greg Kinnear and Fionnula Flanagan carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The present is made possible by the past.".
8IMDB entry: tt12873300 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 18 themes, including "china", "1970s", "cultural revolution", "based on true story".