When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.
Genres:
Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller and Adaptation
Running Time:
2 hrs.
Release Date:
October 3rd, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating:
R for violence including sexual assaults, language and sexuality/nudity.
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...perversely enjoyable, occasionally harrowing..." more...
B
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"...one of the most unpleasant, not to say unendurable, films I've ever seen." more...
C-
Chicago Tribune, Geoff Berkshire
"...an art film dud..." more...
D+
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"As the players enact the fall and rebirth of civilization, Meirelles suggests that even a society gone to hell looks better with a little music-video-like pizzazz." more...