Plot
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble.
Written by
José Saramago, Don McKellar
Directed by
Fernando Meirelles
Crew
Production Countries
Brazil, Canada, Japan, Uruguay
Production Companies
O2 Filmes, Bee Vine Pictures, Alliance Films, Ancine, Asmik Ace, BNDES, Cinema Investment, Fox Filmes do Brasil, Movie Central Network, Téléfilm Canada, Rhombus Media, Corus Entertainment
Languages
English
Awards
16 wins & 21 nominations total