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  • 2008
  • PG
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages, and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken, a blind educator and a...

Directed By: Lucy Walker

  • 2008
  • PG
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2008
  • PG
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 44 m

Blindsight

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Summary A dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages, and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken, a blind educator and a...

Directed By: Lucy Walker

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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Featuring exceptional people doing extraordinary things, Blindsight is one of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your entire life -- or at least get off the couch.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
88
Raises important questions that resonate far beyond the subject at hand: What is the meaning of accomplishment, and how do you define triumph?
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
80
Walker was the best choice to document this journey. For one thing, her first film, "Devil's Playground," and its examination of how Amish teenagers react when confronted with the outside world, showed her to be both curious and fearless. Plus, it turns out she is herself blind in one eye.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
75
The movie is about hope and courage and fortitude. It's about beating the odds and defying expectations. But Lucy Walker's movie is also about whether the trip was a good idea in the first place. The answer is compellingly complicated.
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70
Spiritually aware documentary.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
67
A moving and touching documentary.
By Bill White FULL REVIEW
30
The kids are impressively plucky, but Weihenmayer comes off as an egomaniac, arguing with his team and endangering the youngsters' lives. Lucy Walker directed this cloying and manipulative 2006 documentary.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Robson Entertainment
Release Date Mar 5, 2008
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating PG
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Tagline See the world in a whole new light.
Website http://www.myspace.com/blindsightthemovie
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Palm Springs International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
AFI Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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