memorable portrait of some truly courageous individuals and previously unrevealed insights to Tibetan culture
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Blindsight (2008)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:47
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.6/10
Consensus: A powerful glimpse of the possibilities for transcendence in straightforward documentary filmmaking -- and extreme physical disability.
Theatrical Release:Mar 5, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Himalayas, Blindsight follows the gripping adventure of six Tibetan teenagers who set out to climb the 23,000 foot Lhakpa Ri on the north side of Mount... [More]
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Reviews for Blindsight
An important, heart-soaring record of a group of incredibly brave people doing something almost everyone would tell them is impossible.
08/08/08
You wouldn’t believe it as fiction but it really is fairly unadorned fact. It is easy to see awards beckoning, and deservedly so because Walker as a film-maker never puts herself in front of her extraordinary subjects.
08/08/08
How they managed the trek defies belief, but in an art-form where superpowers have become passé, it's a stirring reminder of what human powers, against the odds, can achieve.
08/08/08
Lucy Walker’s documentary Blindsight is breathtaking twice over. It leaves the audience gasping like a landed guppy at views of snow-coddled Himalayan peaks under ice-blue skies.
08/08/08
The ascent reveals a fascinating clash of values between the more gung-ho Americans (who are determined to reach the top) and the youngsters’ remarkable teacher Sabriye Tenberken.
08/08/08
Lucy Walker’s inspirational, award-winning documentary, which leaves condescension and treacle out in the cold, emerging as one of the year’s most illuminating, heartbreaking, and life-affirming movies.
08/08/08
Lucy Walker's documentary is genuinely stirring.
08/08/08
Walker's ending is fudged both in terms of the narrative and the issues, and she seems to come down, a little feebly, on the "heartwarming" side of things. But what an amazing, and bizarre, story.
08/08/08
A strikingly photographed documentary that unfolds into a story of human achievement and a study of the East-West culture clash.
08/08/08
An accomplished work from documentarian Walker, who uses her battle-against-the odds story to illuminate how Tibetan society mistreats its blind citizens.
08/08/08
Blindsight is a great example of the emotional dividends that careful photography, sensitive editing and an atmospheric score can deliver.
08/08/08
Uplifting but never mawkish, and gorgeously shot.
07/31/08
An amazing no-frills inspirational documentary shot with deep feeling and conviction by Lucy Walker.
06/21/08
To see how these conflicts play out, to see how both sides came to realize that they had unexpected things to learn from these remarkable young people, is where Blindsight really makes its mark.
05/30/08
Top CriticCoying and manipulative.
05/30/08
Top CriticWatching it, you feel almost as much a winner as the kids themselves.
05/09/08
Top CriticA blind man climbs to the top of Mount Everest in Blindsight, and that's just the beginning of the drama.
05/09/08
Walker's film is a sure tearjerker, but the sentiments aren't cheap.
04/18/08
You take them with you as you leave the theater, knowing that your bad day probably isn't as rough as you first thought and inspiring the realization that anyone can climb the peaks of their own lives. It's a must-see.
04/11/08
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