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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 Everest. The dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge--made all the more remarkable by the fact that the .. Read more
| Starring | Gavin Attwood, Sally Berg, Sonam Bhumtso, Michael Brown |
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| Director | Lucy Walker |
| Genres | Documentary |
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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 Everest. The dangerous journey soon becomes a seemingly impossible challenge--made all the more remarkable by the fact that the teenagers are blind. Believed by many Tibetans to be possessed by demons, the children are shunned by their parents, scorned by their villages and rejected by society. Rescued by Sabriye Tenberken, a blind educator and adventurer who established the first and only school for the blind in Tibet, the students invite the famous blind mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer to visit their school after learning about his conquest of Everest. Erik arrives in Lhasa and inspires Sabriye and her students Kyila, Sonam Bhumtso, Tashi, Gyenshen, Dachung and Tenzin to let him lead them higher than they have ever been before. The resulting three-week journey is beyond anything any of them could have predicted.
| Starring | Gavin Attwood, Sally Berg, Sonam Bhumtso, Michael Brown, Dachung, Jeff Evans, Gyenshen, Stefani Jackenthal, Kyila, Charley Mace |
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| Director | Lucy Walker |
| Studio | REVELATION FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Rent: DVD: 30 Mar 2009 |
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A lovely and moving documentary
This isn't the most masterful documentary you will ever see but it might be one of the most moving. The story of these blind children in Tibet that are ... read more »
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Moving, but a missed opportunity
Well worth watching. However, while the subject of this film is inspiring, the narrative is disjointed in parts and therefore fails to fully realise its full ... read more »
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better than i thought
it makes a change to watch a film with real people, the story is not made up and you know that the people are not actors,but kids facing so much predudice ... read more »
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Stunning scenery
What an adventure to take on!
The conflicting views of those taking part in this adventure were thought-provoking. I spent much of the time wanting ... read more »
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