Blindness Page #4

Synopsis: A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant "white blindness". Those first afflicted are quarantined by the authorities in an abandoned mental hospital where the newly created "society of the blind" quickly breaks down. Criminals and the physically powerful prey upon the weak, hoarding the meager food rations and committing horrific acts. There is, however, one eyewitness to the nightmare. A woman whose sight is unaffected by the plague follows her afflicted husband to quarantine. There, keeping her sight a secret, she guides seven strangers who have become, in essence, a family. She leads them out of quarantine and onto the ravaged streets of the city, which has seen all vestiges of civilization crumble.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Fernando Meirelles
Production: Miramax
  15 wins & 19 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
R
Year:
2008
121 min
$3,073,392
Website
603 Views


my ass, for the love of God ...

... is already difficult enough

think of you as ...

How, how, as that?

As a wife instead of as my mother ...

... or a nurse.

Well, you have to get used to it because ...

... because I have no alternative.

Yes, you are right, I'll have to

get used.

I do not console.

Oh, come on.

Hello, hello, hello.

Hello, hello, hello.

Attention, attention, attention.

That was the last thing I heard

that idiot.

We apoderando the chair now.

I am the king of the quarter three and will occur

many changes around here.

Item 1:

They want to eat? They will have to pay.

I think this is it.

And now for the grand finale, a

music from the bottom of my heart.

Hey, no, no.

Get off the top.

Do not push me.

Stop.

Stop it.

Shut up, shut up or continue shooting ...

.. even hit someone.

I think the blind are stupid ...

.. screaming and crying like babies.

Give me be a shame of you.

The fourth three will take charge of

food right now.

What?

I have a store.

As in the real world, let's take care

that our store.

So do not think about trying to steal it.

And how? How do we pay?

Sorry, I asked a question?

I mean you have to explain their rules.

What do you do that?

Whether we one at a time? Together?

How?

Well, we will do next.

Store the food and soon

Communicating the rules you okay?

Now, back to their rooms and

prepare your money.

You know you have no money.

Because of what you have, lady!

Shoot you right now and will

unless a mouth to feed.

If wished, have been killed,

I tell you that.

Now, jewelry lady, for example.

Watches, electronic sh*t,

anything that you believe would like.

Sorry.

Yes, yes.

How much for a meal?

Well, see, I do not know.

Just attach your stuff and you diremos

what they deserve.

And not hiding anything.

All right?

Understood?

Madam, madam.

Do not forget your voice.

And I do not forget your face.

What else can we do?

We can be together.

And tell them not.

Let's all be together.

Creating confusion with a queer black

if I have to do.

We do not know that race is expensive.

I know the sound of your voice.

F*** you!

Who the hell are these people?

This is bullshit.

We have to do what they say ...

... because they want to do

a statement. Forget it!

We have no fear that we can

face those guys.

You are right!

We have no choice.

What?

They have a weapon, a gun.

What?

They will shoot everyone.

Yes, exactly!

Yes, but if you kill one, then

will be many.

I will collect the things of value.

They do not need to if we do not want.

But do not expect to be fed

expense of others.

-I have nothing.

-Don 't worry.

-I have some things, we'll pay for two.

-But what if they have nothing?

They are just jewels gentleman.

What do we do with them here?

Each gives according to what you have.

Thank you.

The important thing is to bring the food.

What is this? Plastic?

A joke from someone.

I tried.

I said that to speak

did nothing plastic.

Just made me lose time.

And if I say?

You have something of value?

Well, maybe a diamond.

Really?

That's good.

No, wait, wait.

I think I found something here.

-Oh, good.

-All right!

Indeed yes, fine.

Very well.

One, two

Two

And three

Three

Is that all?

Three?

Usually when we have four

Come to us.

Yes, but now has three.

If they continue protesting receive two.

-Next!

-We are going.

-Next!

-We are here.

Very well.

-This is the fourth one.

-Do a quarter?

Do not put your hands on me.

We are not going to hurt you here.

Take care of your manners.

Very well.

It's yours?

-Can I get?

Oh man.

Crap!

Sounds good so far.

Yes?

Everything in order?

Okay, take, take.

You are blind.

Thanks for letting me understand.

You are a blind normal?

Yes

It is not normal. Born blind, it does

a kind of super hero in this world.

So you better be careful.

You're with the wrong people.

If you were born blind, must understand the

empathy and human decency.

Shut up! Shut up!

He is blind.

That's it!

That does not make you better or worse.

Only blind renders.

And now is blind in a way ...

... because it is now caring for patients

and hungry in their own world.

That's it.

How to sleep with yourself?

That is the only thing we get?

Two boxes?

Yes, that's all.

The other took three boxes, as you

thinks that survived with only two?

That is no more.

It is immoral!

Shut up! shut up!

Shut up!

Shut up!

F*** his sermon okay!

Take your food and go.

And thank you for what you have.

Got it?

Got it? Got it?

Roger!

Okay, now say "thank you".

Thank you.

Very well.

Out, out!

You are a lucky you know?

The kind that always wants more.

Well, how many people there are in

a quarter now?

-35

-35

We only have 24 meals, so

we all have to ...

-What?

-What?

Sorry but that is all we have.

Find a partner.

... here, please.

Boys, boys, stop pushing.

Open your mouth.

Stop!

You need to eat something.

Stop!

Doctor, is there?

Yes, I am here.

Here.

Here.

I brought his food.

No, please. Here is a bathroom.

It's not your fault, you did everything I could.

No, I did not.

The daughter of a b*tch put the

gun here in my throat.

Exactly.

No, I could have caught e. ..

And then what?

So what?

I do not know.

If they had I would be killed

much worse.

Would have started a war of insurance.

A real war.

Bright!

You're right.

Not that it would have been finjirei

easy to go through that.

Would have to live with that.

Like me.

Hello

I said nothing.

It would be easier for me to understand.

Sorry, it is my fault.

Do silence.

I can see.

I knew that.

At least I thought so.

This is different.

So a week has passed ...

or the like.

And you no longer have anything which

offer.

Then in a fourth three bolamos

new plan.

Bring your women.

Women for food.

Have a nice day.

What's happening?

We have not eaten for three days.

We took all the food we had,

it's up to you recion them.

This is your problem.

Forget, nothing like that!

I will not. I'm not going.

-Sh*t!

-No one asked you to go.

What?

Certainly not the men here

this quarter ...

They can not blame us.

I think I raised an important issue.

And I think we should ask whether

there is some voluntary.

Voluntary?

What are you talking about?

If there is any voluntary, I think

we should know now.

I wonder how many volunteers would

if they had told himself his men.

It is not the same thing.

Really?

Of course it is not the same thing,

because it is not ...

There are no gays here.

Yes, much less protistutas.

Yes

That is debatable.

I delivered to you and now you think

I am a f***ing prostitute?

Doctor.

What?

Can I ask you to release?

I mean, my God!

Of course I prefer that my

Women were not.

But what I would prefer not matter,

depends solely on her.

Of course, my male pride

will be hurt but ...

... than it serves.

No matter, we are all starving.

I think people should do

what they want.

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Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963) is a Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. more…

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