Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes, Donald Sutherland, Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle. Land of the Blind is a dark political satire, based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad, if not worse, and subtle references are made to several such cases. The title is taken from the saying, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London. Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival. The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run, attacked by both left and right, each of which saw the film as a critique of its position. Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat (from the French Revolution), Kim Jong-Il, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Augusto Pinochet, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, François Duvalier, Rudolph Hess, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lyndon B. Johnson, Julius Caesar (from William Shakespeare's play), Robert Mugabe, Ngo Dinh Diem, Idi Amin, the PIRA Maze prison protests, U.S. POWs in Vietnam, the Weathermen terrorist group, the Khmer Rouge, the 1979 Revolution in Iran, and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country.
Land of the Blind (2006)
Directed by Robert Edwards
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Movie Info
Budget
$18,000,000
Box Office
$25,116
Themes
Tags
Dark, Government, Politician, Prisoner, Revolution, Terrorism, Transformation, Tyranny
Alternate Titles
Confesión bajo juramento
AR
Coups d'État
FR
Dans la mire du pouvoir
CA
I hora ton tyflon
GR
Land of the Blind
AU, DE, IT, GB, US
REVOLUTION 最後の革命家の物語
JP
Rewolta
PL
Terra de Cegos
PT
Terra de Ninguém
BR
Tierra de sangre
ES
Vakok földjén
HU
Земя на слепци
BG
Страна слепых
RU
盲者之国
CN
盲者之國
TW