Blindness (2008)
Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago's novel Blindness begins when an epidemic of blindness strikes the world. Mark Ruffalo stars as an eye doctor who awakens one morning to find that he suffers from the unexplained disorder. He, along with other victims, is sent to a government detention center so that they can be quarantined. His wife (Julianne Moore) pretends to be blind so that she can be with him inside the institution. Their time in the center grows more and more desperate as food and supplies dwindle, and one of the other citizens (Gael García Bernal) exercises dictatorial control over the others after he acquires a weapon.
Primary Title
- Blindness
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 30 September 2018
Release Year
- 2008
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 150:00
Channel
- Choice TV
Broadcaster
- Top TV Limited
Programme Description
- Fernando Meirelles' adaptation of Nobel Prize-winning author José Saramago's novel Blindness begins when an epidemic of blindness strikes the world. Mark Ruffalo stars as an eye doctor who awakens one morning to find that he suffers from the unexplained disorder. He, along with other victims, is sent to a government detention center so that they can be quarantined. His wife (Julianne Moore) pretends to be blind so that she can be with him inside the institution. Their time in the center grows more and more desperate as food and supplies dwindle, and one of the other citizens (Gael García Bernal) exercises dictatorial control over the others after he acquires a weapon.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- Japanese
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Blind--Social conditions--Drama
- Epidemics--Social aspects--Drama
- Feature films--Canada
- Feature films--Brazil
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Drama
- Mystery
- Science fiction
Contributors
- Fernando Meirelles (Director)
- Don McKellar (Witer)
- Julianne Moore (Actor)
- Mark Ruffalo (Actor)
- Gael García Bernal (Actor)
- Yoshino Kimura (Actor)
- Rhombus Media (Production Unit)
- Focus Features International (Production Unit)
- 99196196914002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
- Blind--Social conditions--Drama
- Epidemics--Social aspects--Drama
- Feature films--Canada
- Feature films--Brazil
- Feature films--Japan