Blindness (2008)

Director:

Fernando Meirelles

Writers:

José Saramago (novel)
Don McKellar (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

In a world gone blind, what if you were the only person who could see?

Plot:

A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined...

Plot Keywords:

Epidemic | Philosophical | Marriage | Blindness | Doctor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Julianne Moore	...	Doctor's Wife
Mark Ruffalo	...	Doctor
Alice Braga	...	Girl with the dark glasses
Yusuke Iseya	...	First blind man
Yoshino Kimura	...	First blind man's wife
Don McKellar	...	The thief
Maury Chaykin	...	The accountant
Mitchell Nye	...	Boy with the squint
Danny Glover	...	Old man with the black eye patch / Narrator
Gael García Bernal	...	King of Ward 3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Anderson	...	Meek Inmate
Isai Rivera Blas	...	Man of ward 3
Jackie Brown	...	Woman of ward 2
Martha Burns	...	Woman with insomnia
Joe Cobden	...	Police officer
Susan Coyne	...	The receptionist
Katherine East	...	Intern
Agi Gallus	...	Woman in ward 2
Amanda Hiebert	...	Hotel maid
Joris Jarsky	...	The hooligan
Katia Kieling	...	Starving Girl
Mpho Koaho	...	Pharmacist's assistant
Nadia Litz	...	Woman of Ward 1
Linlyn Lue	...	Emissary of ward 2
Michael Mahonen	...	Sergeant
Francisco Meirelles	...	Dead body
Tom Melissis	...	The John / Engineer
Jorge Molina	...	The hotel security guard
Anthero Montenegro	...	Cop 1
Paulino Nunes	...	Portuguese Radio Announcer (voice)
Sandra Oh	...	Minister of health
Billy Otis	...	Hoodlum
Joe Pingue	...	Taxi driver
Eduardo Semerjian	...	Concerned Pedestrian #1
Mike G. Yohannes	...	Man of ward 3

Also Known As:

Ensaio Sobre a Cegueira (Brazil)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

120 min | 118 min

Country:

Japan | Canada | Brazil

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Rhombus Media

Trivia:

In addition to cutting it, Julianne Moore dyed her signature red hair blonde for the film. This made her very uncomfortable because people were giving the new color so much attention.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Doctor's Wife: The only thing more terrifying than blindness is being the only one who can see.