Blindsight (2006/I)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Lucy Walker

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

21 julio 2007 (Japan)

Género:

Documental | Aventura

Frase comercial:

See the world in a whole new light.

Plot:

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer. |

Plot Keywords:

Mount Everest | Mountain Climber | Prosopagnosia | Blind Man | Face Blindness

Premios:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great documentary, fantastic characters

Reparto

Gavin Attwood	...	Himself
Sally Berg	...	Herself
Sonam Bhumtso	...	Herself
Dachung	...	Himself
Jeff Evans	...	Himself
Gyenshen	...	Himself
Stefani Jackenthal	...	Herself
Paul Kronenberg	...	Himself
Kyila	...	Herself
Charley Mace	...	Himself
Steven Mace	...	Himself
Chris Morris	...	Himself
Tashi Pasang	...	Himself
Kami Tenzing Sherpa	...	Himself
Cornelia Tenberken	...	Herself
Sabriye Tenberken	...	Herself
Tenzin	...	Himself
Nguyen-Toan Tran	...	Himself
Ed Weihenmayer	...	Himself
Erik Weihenmayer	...	Himself
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Michael Brown	...	Himself (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Lucy Walker

Producida por
Tricia Cooklin	....	line producer
Steven Haft	....	executive producer
Sybil Robson	....	producer

Música original por
David Christophere
Nitin Sawhney

Fotografía por
Michael Brown
Petr Cikhart
Keith Partridge
Gavin Struthers
Mahyad Tousi
Lucy Walker

Montaje por
Sebastian Duthy

Dirección de producción
Tricia Cooklin	....	post-production supervisor
Natasha Marsh	....	post-production supervisor

Departamento de sonido
Robert Farr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Forrester	....	sound
Sue Harding	....	foley artist
Mike Wood	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects
Matthew Lawrence	....	title design

Departamento de Edición
Ross Baker	....	colorist
Dan Preston	....	on-line editor
Tonia Wright	....	post-production associate

Otros miembros del equipo
Mia Bays	....	marketing and distribution
Tyler Brown	....	production assistant
Jennifer Chiurco	....	assistant: executive producer
Lucy Needs	....	production assistant
Tonia Wright	....	vice president of production

Gracias
Yangzom Brauen	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• Robson Entertainment

Distribuidores

• Abramorama (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Geneon Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Karma Films (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• TAO Cinemathek (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)

Otras Compañías

• Soho Images  digital laboratory
• Soho Images  laser film recording
• St. Anne's Post  digital intermediate

MPAA:

Rated PG for some thematic elements and mild language.

Duración:

104 min | Canada:104 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

País:

UK

Idioma:

Tibetan | Alemán | Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Sweden:7 | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Compañía:

Robson Entertainment

Banda de Sonido:

Ice Palace

Great documentary, fantastic characters

Before seeing this, I was put off by the subject matter, but this is not your average triumph over adversity story. Although this is technically about blind Tibetan kids climbing Mt. Everest, there is so much more to it. This movie shows the very strong, often contradictory personalities of two highly accomplished blind adults leading the children, Erik and Sabriye. Erik is an American blind mountain climber/athlete and Sabriye is a blind German academic who started a school in Lhasa Tibet. They are both exceptional in their own ways, but disagree on what will really build confidence in the kids. Erik wants them to reach the summit while Sabriye wants them to enjoy Erik as a role model and take pleasure in moment. The nuances are complicated and one walks away not really being sure who was right or if the whole climb was a mistake or a great idea. The most profound scenes are with the Tibetan children themselves and the hardships they faced before finding their way to the school. The most moving for me was the story of Tashi, a frail teenager who grew up on the streets after his parents abandoned him. I could watch a whole movie on his life and was happy to learn that thanks to the school, he is now running a successful small business with some of his fellow students. If you liked Spellbound or Murderball, you will love this.