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      Land of the Blind

      R 2006 1 hr. 41 min. Drama List
      17% 18 Reviews Tomatometer 63% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Joe (Ralph Fiennes), a security guard in a totalitarian society, watches over jailed writer-turned-terrorist Thorne (Donald Sutherland). Devious and intelligent, the latter convinces Joe that their leader, Maximilian II (Tom Hollander), will bring the country to ruin. Joe frees Thorne and helps him overthrow Maximilian but later learns to regret his actions. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 20 Buy Now

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      Audience Member Although very tediously slow [and although Stinkin' Veggies and other professional critics criticized it] the audience ratings show that LAND OF THE BLIND makes an appropriately poignant statement that cannot be made enough, offering faith that common folks aren't blind to seriously real importances. It's only necessary to comprehend what this movie is about to gain genuine insight into why nations run by the oppressive tyranny of brutish, authoritarian governments are and remain in the far lower class slums of ignorance, horror, despair and, practically, living death. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review Audience Member The truth of the phrase "absolute power corrupts absolutely" is on full display in this movie. A very intelligent film that delves into the nature of how the power that comes with political achievement can utterly destroy the idealism that the individual had when seeking the office. Sometime it is better want than to have. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member A saga on the lines of Orwell's Animal Farm. Depressing and discouraging but downright realistic… Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Among my top favourite 120 films. The age-old story of freedom-fighter acting to usurp a dictator, with hopes of a new enlightened path. Installing the new regime, the leader who held such promise (Donald Sutherland) becomes the brute he was meant to replace (Tom Hollander). The usefulness of the idealist activist (Ralf Feinnes) fades away when he begins again to question the newly installed authoritarian leader. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review william s I'm a fan of Fiennes but this script had to have sounded better in theory than it looked in reality. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member La agarrà (C) ya comenzada pero me pareció muy interesante, tratarà (C) de verla completa. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic The only matter that interests is the question of Fiennes's presence in this political lesson for children. Jul 10, 2006 Full Review Frank Scheck Hollywood Reporter About as subtle as its all too obvious title would suggest. Jul 6, 2006 Full Review Calvin Wilson St. Louis Post-Dispatch An indelible portrait of the contradictions of power. Jun 28, 2006 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures one of the most politically essential films of the year, almost as significant as Terry Gilliam's masterpiece Brazil. Rated: 5/5 Aug 23, 2006 Full Review Maitland McDonagh TV Guide Strident, bombastic parable. Rated: 1.5/4 Jun 16, 2006 Full Review Eric Lurio Greenwich Village Gazette The Who did it better in We Won't Get Fooled Again Rated: 2/5 Jun 9, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Joe (Ralph Fiennes), a security guard in a totalitarian society, watches over jailed writer-turned-terrorist Thorne (Donald Sutherland). Devious and intelligent, the latter convinces Joe that their leader, Maximilian II (Tom Hollander), will bring the country to ruin. Joe frees Thorne and helps him overthrow Maximilian but later learns to regret his actions.
      Director
      Robert Edwards
      Executive Producer
      Karinne Behr, Alex Brown, Douglas W. Miller, Marsha Oglesby
      Screenwriter
      Robert Edwards
      Production Co
      Defender Film Fund II, Lucky 7 Prods.
      Rating
      R (Violence|Some Sexual Content/Nudity|Language)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Jun 16, 2006
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 24, 2016
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