Blindness (2008) - Credits and Details

Blindness Credits and Details

Directed by
	Fernando Meirelles
Written by
	José Saramago
	Don McKellar
Cast
	Yûsuke Iseya	...	First Blind Man
	Jason Bermingham	...	Driver #1
	Eduardo Semerjian	...	Concerned Pedestrian #1
	Don McKellar	...	Thief
	Ciça Meirelles	...	Driver #2
	Antônio Fragoso	...	Concerned Pedestrian #2
	Lilian Blanc	...	Concerned Pedestrian #3
	Douglas Silva	...	Onlooker #1
	Daniel Zettel	...	Onlooker #2
	Yoshino Kimura	...	First Blind Man's Wife
	Joe Pingue	...	Taxi Driver
	Susan Coyne	...	Receptionist
	Fabiana Gugli	...	Mother of the Boy
	Mitchell Nye	...	Boy
	Danny Glover	...	Man with Black Eye Patch
	Alice Braga	...	Woman with Dark Glasses
	Mark Ruffalo	...	Doctor
	Joe Cobden	...	Policeman
	Julianne Moore	...	Doctor's Wife
	Mpho Koaho	...	Pharmacist's Assistant
	Sari Friedland	...	Woman in Bar
	Gael García Bernal	...	Bartender / King of Ward Three
	Tom Melissis	...	Engineer
	Tracy Wright	...	Thief's Wife
	Amanda Hiebert	...	Maid
	Jorge Molina	...	Hotel Security Guard
	Patrick Garrow	...	Hotel Assistant Manager
	Gerry Mendicino	...	Silver Haired Doctor
	Matt Gordon	...	Minister's Assistant
	Sandra Oh	...	Minister of Health
	Anthero Montenegro	...	Cop #1
	Fernando Patau	...	Cop #2
	Otávio Martins	...	Police Captain
	João Velho	...	Ambulance Attendant
	Marvin Karon	...	Announcer
	Joseph Motiki	...	Guard
	Johnny Goltz	...	Soldier
	Robert Bidaman	...	Minister's Advisor
	Niv Fichman	...	Israeli Scientist
	Oscar Hsu	...	Prominent Ophthalmologist
	Martha Burns	...	Woman with Insomnia
	Scott Anderson	...	Meek Inmate
	Michael Mahonen	...	Sergeant
	Joris Jarsky	...	Hooligan
	Billy Otis	...	Hoodlum
	Maury Chaykin	...	Accountant
	LinLyn Lue	...	Emissary from Ward Two
	Toni Ellwand	...	Woman of Ward One
	Mariah Inger	...	Woman of Ward One
	Nadia Litz	...	Woman of Ward One
	Isai Rivera Blas	...	Man of Ward Three
	Rick Demas	...	Man of Ward Three
	Kelly Fiddick	...	Man of Ward Three
	Matt Fitzgerald	...	Man of Ward Three
	Mike G. Yohannes	...	Man of Ward Three
	Norman Owen	...	Man of Ward Three (as Norm Owen)
	Jackie Brown	...	Woman of Ward Two
	Victoria Fodor	...	Woman of Ward Two
	Agi Gallus	...	Woman of Ward Two
	Bathsheba Garnett	...	Woman of Ward Two
	Alice Poon	...	Woman of Ward Two
	Plínio Soares	...	Hulking Scavenger
	Rodrigo Arijon	...	Scavenger
	Mel Ciocolato	...	Scavenger
	Heraldo Firmino	...	Scavenger
	Carol Hubner	...	Scavenger
	Fernando Macário	...	Scavenger
	Eduardo Parisi	...	Scavenger
	Rodrigo Pessin	...	Scavenger
	Domingos Antonio	...	Preacher
	Barnie	...	Dog of Tears
	Jim	...	Dog of Tears
Uncredited Cast
	Bia Borinn	...	Blind Woman
	Katherine East	...	Intern
	John Fort	...	Blind Man
	Adriana Guerra	...	Woman
	Paulino Nunes	...	Portuguese Radio Announcer (voice)
Produced by
	Nicolas Aznarez
	Andrea Barata Ribeiro
	Bel Berlinck
	Claudia Büschel
	Simon Channing Williams
	Gail Egan
	Niv Fichman
	Sari Friedland
	Akira Ishii
	Victor Loewy
	Sheena Macdonald
	Aeschylus Poulos
	Chris Romano
	Sonoko Sakai
	Barbara Willis Sweete
	Larry Weinstein
	Austin Wong
	Tom Yoda
Original Music by
	Marco Antônio Guimarães

Additional Info
Premiere:	May 14, 2008
Theatrical Release:	October 03, 2008
DVD Release:	February 10, 2009
Countries:
Distributor:	Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Websites:

Ratings
6.3 / 10	6.5 / 10	45 / 100

Production Companies
Rhombus Media
O2 Filmes
Bee Vine Pictures
20th Century Fox
Alliance
Ancine
Asmik Ace Entertainment
BNDES
Cinema Investment
Corus Entertainment
Gaga
Mikado Film
Movie Central Network
Potboiler Productions
Téléfilm Canada

Distributors
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
Miramax (2008) (USA) (all media)
Miramax (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Filming Locations
Avenida Paulista, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (Woman with Dark Glasses goes to a pharmacy and a hotel there)
Brazil
Canada
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Minhocão, Via Elevada Presidente João Goulart, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (it appears in several sequences)
Montevideo, Uruguay
Praça da Sé, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (Doctor and his wife stop in front of the square cathedral)
Rua Piauí, São Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Toronto Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Studio)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Uruguay

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