Blindness

Blindness is a 2008 dramatic thriller film that is an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by José Saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. The film is written by Don McKellar and directed by Fernando Meirelles with Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo as the stars.



The novel's author originally refused to sell rights for a film adaptation, not wanting it to fall into the wrong hands. Meirelles was able to acquire rights with the condition that the film would be set in an unrecognizable city. Blindness premiered as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008, and the film is scheduled for theatrical release in the United States on October 3, 2008.

Plot
Based on the 1995 novel Blindness by José Saramago, an epidemic causes blindness in a modern city, resulting in the collapse of society. The plot is reminiscent of the 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids.


Directed by :
Fernando Meirelles
Produced by :
Niv Fichman
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Sonoko Sakai
Written by :
Don McKellar
Starring :
Julianne Moore
Mark Ruffalo
Gael Garcia Bernal
Danny Glover
Alice Braga
Distributed by :
Miramax Films
Alliance Films
Release date(s) October 3, 2008
Official website : Blindness
Poster : Blindness Poster