Blindness

★★★★★

Turkish title: Körlük

“Your vision of the world will change forever.”

2008 · 2 h 1 min

Directed by Fernando Meirelles · Brazil · Latin American Cinema

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Cast

Julianne Moore Mark Ruffalo Danny Glover Gael García Bernal Alice Braga

Plot

An epidemic of blindness leads to a breakdown of order.

Sinekatalog’s take

Fernando Meirelles's adaptation of Saramago's novel imagines a plague of blindness and collapsing society. It is bleak and visually striking, though its harshness and allegory can feel heavy-handed.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (77,633 votes)
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