Blindness

DVD - 2009

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 break 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 s...pirit.

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Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Feature films
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Published
Burbank, CA : Miramax Films : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment [2009]
Language
English
Japanese
Other Authors
Fernando Meirelles (-), Don McKellar, 1963-, José Saramago
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Videodisc release of the 2008 motion picture.
Based on the novel "Ensaio sobre a cegueira" by José Saramago.
Special features: "A Vision of Blindness" making of Blindness documentary; deleted scenes.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Format
Region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, NTSC.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.
Production Credits
Cinematography, César Charlone ; editor, Daniel Rezende ; music, Marco Antônio Guimarães, Uakti.