Blindness

"Your vision of the world will change forever."

2008 2h 1m EN

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6.5

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44%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.5

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 1,429🥫44%Rotten Tomatoes●45Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 76,644

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Synopsis

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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.

“Your vision of the world will change forever.”

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Cast

Julianne Moore
Doctor's Wife
Mark Ruffalo
Doctor
Danny Glover
Man with Black Eye Patch
Gael García Bernal
Bartender / King of Ward Three
Maury Chaykin
Accountant
Alice Braga
Woman with Dark Glasses
Don McKellar
Thief
Sandra Oh
Minister of Health

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fernando Meirelles
Writers: Don McKellar
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fernando Meirelles, shot by César Charlone. 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 Marco Antônio Guimarães. 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 Daniel Rezende 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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Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and Danny Glover carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fernando Meirelles directs. César Charlone behind the camera. Marco Antônio Guimarães scores. Daniel Rezende cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 79% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
4International production across 5 countries: Brazil, Canada, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom.
5Directed by Fernando Meirelles, shot by César Charlone. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marco Antônio Guimarães. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Daniel Rezende shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo and Danny Glover carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Your vision of the world will change forever.".
10IMDB entry: tt0861689 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "blindness and impaired vision", "based on novel or book", "fight", "society".