# Blindness (2008)

> When an unexplained epidemic turns an unnamed city white-blind, one secretly sighted woman becomes the moral guide for a fragile band of survivors.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4040

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Cast: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover, Gael García Bernal, Maury Chaykin, Alice Braga, Don McKellar, Sandra Oh
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0861689/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: oppressive, harrowing, philosophical, serious movie night, literary adaptation viewing

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