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Blindsight

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Six blind Tibetan teenagers, shunned by their culture as sinners or possessed by demons, band together to climb the north side of Mount Everest. With the inspiration of their fiery, blind teacher who fought to establish a Tibetan school for blind children, the teens are guided by Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind mountaineer to have successfully scaled Everest. The climbers suffer through illness, bad weather, and the stark challenge of tackling one of the greatest natural wonders on the planet.
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Critics Consensus

A powerful glimpse of the possibilities for transcendence in straightforward documentary filmmaking -- and extreme physical disability.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard 08/08/2008
4/5
You wouldn't believe it as fiction but it really is fairly unadorned fact. It is easy to see awards beckoning, and deservedly so because Walker as a film-maker never puts herself in front of her extraordinary subjects. Go to Full Review Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) 08/08/2008
3/5
How they managed the trek defies belief, but in an art-form where superpowers have become passé, it's a stirring reminder of what human powers, against the odds, can achieve. Go to Full Review Nigel Andrews Financial Times 08/08/2008
Lucy Walker's documentary Blindsight is breathtaking twice over. It leaves the audience gasping like a landed guppy at views of snow-coddled Himalayan peaks under ice-blue skies. Go to Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews 04/25/2009
B
memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture Go to Full Review Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 08/08/2008
3.5/5
An important, heart-soaring record of a group of incredibly brave people doing something almost everyone would tell them is impossible. Go to Full Review metro.co.uk 08/08/2008
Yes, it's literally the blind leading the blind in this ironically eye-opening doc that from the outset sounds like an un-PC South Park episode but is in fact inspirational. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/15/2014 the best was the kid describing the flight... See more 07/26/2013 1) Doing what they did makes more sense than doing anything else. 2) Every, even the most beautiful, religion has its awful sins. See more 05/02/2013 The film is just sad through and through. The poor kids get manipulated into climbing a mountain when they clearly are not physically able to do so and their so called guardians are so taken with the notion of taking blind kids up a mountain that they forget to look after their well being. Very very very sad. See more 03/08/2013 Heart warming and compassion building. I am a wimp compared to these blind people! See more 12/12/2012 The things Sabrina and Erik were doing just humbled me so much. Here are 2 individuals who made a difference to others' lives without even crediting themselves so I'm deeply shameful with the lil pride I have in times when I "feel" I have done good for others. See more 08/18/2012 "Blindsight" This doc movie we saw today (Netfix streaming) is one of THE most inspirational I have seen! See more Read all reviews
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Lucy Walker

Director

Erik Weihenmayer

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Jeff Evans

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Stefani Jackenthal

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Kami Tenzing Sherpa

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Sabriye Tenberken

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Movie Info

Synopsis Six blind Tibetan teenagers, shunned by their culture as sinners or possessed by demons, band together to climb the north side of Mount Everest. With the inspiration of their fiery, blind teacher who fought to establish a Tibetan school for blind children, the teens are guided by Erik Weihenmayer, the only blind mountaineer to have successfully scaled Everest. The climbers suffer through illness, bad weather, and the stark challenge of tackling one of the greatest natural wonders on the planet.
Director
Lucy Walker
Producer
Sybil Robson
Rating
PG (Mild Language|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre
Documentary, Adventure
Original Language
Tibetan
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 20, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$88.3K
Runtime
1h 44m