"Blindsight" starts with voices and a black screen, voices discussing part of a high mountain climb that would be scary if we could see what was going on and feels downright terrifying because we can't. The people in "Blindsight," however, are not scared, not scared at all. Directed by the gifted Lucy Walker, "Blindsight" is a documentary about what happens when six blind Tibetan teenagers set out to climb one of the highest mountains in the world. If this sounds like a heartening story, it is, but to describe it that way is to sell it seriously short. For this documentary turns out to be a complex drama about differing values and definitions of success, exploring the limits of transcendence as well as the transcending of limits. (Movie review of Blindsight by Kenneth Turan)Director: Lucy Walker
Genres: Biography, Illnesses & Disabilities, Adventure Travel, Culture & Society
Running time: 1 hour, 44 minutes
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