DVDfever.co.uk – Press Release: Blindness on DVD
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Posted: March 27th, 2009.
Chilling… bold and masterly The Guardian
Stunning, thought provoking She
From the highly acclaimed director of The Constant Gardner and City of God comes the compelling post-apocalyptic thriller BLINDNESS. This must-see chilling thriller has an all-star cast including: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Danny Glover and Gael Garcia Bernal. BLINDNESS is released to buy and rent on DVD on 30 March 2009 from Pathé Distribution Ltd.
As a city is ravaged by an epidemic of sudden blindness, its victims are quarantined in a derelict hospital where a women (Moore; Children of Men, Im Not There), fakes the illness to care for her beloved husband (Ruffalo; Zodiac, Collateral). From here, she leads her makeshift family of seven people, through a journey of horror and love in the attempt to break out of the hospital and into the devastated city, where they may be the only hope left in a brutal world that has descended into chaos. With danger around every corner how will they survive?
From Nobel Prize winning author Jose Saramago and celebrated director Fernando Meirelles, BLINDNESS takes you on a journey that shines a light on both the dangerous fragility of society and the exhilarating spirit of humanity.
BLINDNESS is a must-have DVD for any collection and comes with some captivating extras including; ‘A Vision of Blindness’ – 50 minute making of documentary, deleted scenes with director’s introduction and the theatrical trailer. This brilliant and thought provoking DVD is available to buy this March.
The DVD is out on March 30th, it runs for 116 minutes and retails for £15.99 on DVD,but is currently on Amazon at the link above for £9.98.
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