This allegorical disaster film about society's reaction to mass blindness is mottled and self-satisfied; provocative but not as interesting as its premise implies.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Fernando Meirelles -
Producer -
Niv Fichman , Andrea Barata Ribeiro , Sonoko Sakai -
Screenwriter -
Don McKellar -
Distributor -
Miramax Films -
Production Co -
Rhombus Media Inc. , Bee Vine , O2 Filmes -
Rating -
R (Sexual Assaults|Language|Sexuality/Nudity|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 3, 2008, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 7, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$3.1M -
Runtime -
2h 0m
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