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Blindness streaming

2008 Movie Canada, Japan, Brazil, United Kingdom, Italy Action, Mystery, Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction 116 min 12
By: Fernando Meirelles With: Fernando Macário, Billy Otis, Mitchell Nye, Heraldo Firmino, Bia Borin

A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble.

Filmium rating
65%

Mood

Dark
Desperate
Disturbing
Thrilling

Cast & Crew

Fernando Meirelles
José Saramago
Don McKellar
木村佳乃
Domingos Antônio
Toni Ellwand
Patrick Garrow
Mike G. Yohannes
Marvin Karon
Plínio Soares
Tom Melissis
Agi Gallus
Adriana Guerra
Oscar Hsu
Rodrigo Pessin
Johnny Goltz
John Fort
Douglas Silva
Robert Bidaman
Paulino Nunes
Joe Pingue
Linlyn Lue
Barnie
Joseph Motiki
Billy Otis
Bathsheba Garnett
Victoria Fodor
Norman Owen
Alice Braga
Julianne Moore
Mpho Koaho
Mariah Inger
Otávio Martins
Joris Jarsky
Anthero Montenegro
Heraldo Firmino
伊勢谷友介
Matt Fitzgerald
Fernando Macário
Rick Demas
Jim
Katherine East
Carol Hubner
Susan Coyne
Lilian Blanc
Fernando Patau
Danny Glover
Amanda Hiebert
Mitchell Nye
Nadia Litz
Eduardo Semerjian
Jackie Brown
Antonio Fragoso
Rodrigo Arijon
Mel Ciocolato
Kelly Fiddick
Eduardo Parisi
Gael García Bernal
Bia Borin
Joe Cobden
Daniel Zettel
Gerry Mendicino
Matt Gordon
Sandra Oh
Jason Bermingham
Martha Burns
Mark Ruffalo
Alice Poon
Scott Anderson
Fabiana Gugli
Maury Chaykin
Jorge Molina
João Velho
Ciça Meirelles
Isai Rivera Blas
Tracy Wright
Michael Mahonen

Adaptation

Novel Adaptation
Novel-Based

Budget

Mid-Budget

Cinematic Technique

Art References
Digital Effects
Point Of View Switching
Point-Of-View Switching
Visual Cues

Narrative Structure

Nonlinear
Perspective Shifts
Perspective-Shifting

Pace

Intense
Slow-Paced

Runtime

Long

Soundtrack

Ambient Music
Sound Design

Style

Cinematic
Gritty
Realistic

Time-Period

Contemporary
Modern

Central Conflict

Epidemic Outbreak
Moral Collapse
Moral Corruption
Social Breakdown
Social Order Breakdown
Survival

Characters

Blind Society
Doctor
Doctor'S Wife
Leader
The Thief
Villain

Ending

Hope
Hopeful
Recovery
Survival
Temporary Blindness
Temporary Recovery

Historical Context

Contemporary
Social Collapse

Key Plot Points

Epidemic Outbreak
Hope
Quarantine
Rebellion
Rescue
Violence

Plot

Epidemic
Quarantine
Societal Collapse
Survival

Setting

Abandoned Hospital
Quarantine Camp
Unnamed City
Urban Decay
Urban Environment

Shooting Location

Guelph
Montevideo
São Paulo

Theme

Human Nature
Moral Decay
Social Degradation
Societal Breakdown
Survival

Genre

Drama
Social Allegory
Thriller

Audiences

Adults
Social Commentary Viewers
Thriller Enthusiasts
Thriller Viewers

Titles

Blindness

Critical Reception

Critic Polarization
Mixed Reviews

Festivals

Cannes
Toronto

Ratings

44% Positive
45 Out Of 100
Metacritic 45
Rotten Tomatoes 44%

Reception

Critically Polarizing
Festival Screening
Mixed Reviews

Production Countries

Brazil
Canada
Uruguay

Release Year

2008
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