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Blindness [digital videodisc] / Miramax Films presents in association with Alliance Films, Fox Film Do Brasil, Gaga Communications, Asmik Ace Entertianment, Mikado, IFF/CINV, Telefilm Canada, Ancine, Potboiler Productions, with the participation of T.Y. Limited, Corus Entertainment, Fiat Bndes, C&A, a Rhombus Media/O2 Filmes/Bee Vine pictures ; produced by Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Niv Fichman, Sonoko Sakai ; screenplay by Don McKellar ; directed by Fernando Meirelles.

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[United States] : Miramax Films ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2009.

Blindness -- Drama.

Feigned blindness -- Drama.

Plague -- Drama.

Criminal behavior -- Drama.

Isolation (Hospital care) -- Drama.

1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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 breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hording 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 spirit.

MPAA rating: R; for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.

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