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Blindness

Blindness

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Blindness

"Your vision of the world will change forever."

2008

2h 1m

6.5(1399 votes)

Drama

Mystery

Science Fiction

Thriller

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

Alliance Films

20th Century Fox Brazil

GAGA Communications

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Téléfilm Canada

Agência Nacional do Cinema - ANCINE

Potboiler Productions

Rhombus Media

O2 Filmes

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Doctor's Wife

Mark Ruffalo

Mark Ruffalo

Doctor

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Man with Black Eye Patch

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Bartender / King of Ward Three

Maury Chaykin

Maury Chaykin

Accountant

Alice Braga

Alice Braga

Woman with Dark Glasses

Don McKellar

Don McKellar

Thief

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh

Minister of Health

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

First Blind Man

Yoshino Kimura

Yoshino Kimura

First Blind Man's Wife

Creative team

Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
Written by: Don McKellar
Produced by: Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Bel Berlinck

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