A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
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- 16 wins & 21 nominations
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- TriviaJosé Saramago, the author of the novel upon which the film is based, wanted to attend the premiere of the film at the Cannes Film Festival. His doctors didn't allow him to travel, so Fernando Meirelles flew to Lisbon, Portugal, to show him the film.
Saramago was ultimately enthusiastic about the film. He cried afterwards and told Meirelles that watching the film made him as happy as the day he finished the book.
- GoofsWhen the first blind man arrives home, he says he lives on the 14th floor. After his wife arrives you can see some trees through the kitchen window. Those trees should not be there.
- Quotes
King of Ward 3: I will not forget your voice!
Doctor's Wife: And I won't forget your face!
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movie Outbreaks (2014)
- SoundtracksSambolero
Written by Luiz Bonfá
Bonfá Music
Performed by Luiz Bonfá
From the recording entitled "Solo in Rio" SF 40483, provided courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings (c) 2005,
Used by permission
Featured review
It's taken from the novel, and for those who read the novel, they will tell that the novel was so much deeper in taking you through the darkness and the misery of that white blindness. The novel has so many meanings that I feel I can't even express here in few words, but the movie tried to intense the sequence of events to be 2 hours and they could do that in a very good way.
Reading the novel would be great for the people who liked the movie. However, I love the movie so much!
What I didn't like about the movie that in many scenes the actors or actresses didn't act well that I could see that they were only acting and that was so disturbing during watching and being so indulged in the feeling.
Reading the novel would be great for the people who liked the movie. However, I love the movie so much!
What I didn't like about the movie that in many scenes the actors or actresses didn't act well that I could see that they were only acting and that was so disturbing during watching and being so indulged in the feeling.
- sarahlotfyb
- Apr 28, 2020
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- Also known as
- Đại Dịch Mù Lòa
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- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,351,751
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,950,260
- Oct 5, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $19,844,979
- Runtime2 hours 1 minute
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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