| Land of the Blind | |
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| Directed by | Robert Edwards |
| Written by | Robert Edwards |
| Produced by | Philippe Martinez Jon Avnet Alan Latham Cerise Hallam Larkin Stanley Roup |
| Starring | Donald Sutherland Ralph Fiennes Tom Hollander Marc Warren Lara Flynn Boyle |
| Cinematography | Emmanuel Kadosh |
| Edited by | Ferne Pearlstein |
| Music by | Guy Farley Doug Edwards |
Production companies | Avnet-Kerner Productions Bauer Martinez Studios Brooklyn Films Defender Film Fund II Defender Production Lucky 7 Productions LLC Studio Eight Productions Templar Films |
| Distributed by | Bauer Martinez Entertainment |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million (est)[1] |
| Box office | $15,180 (Worldwide)[2] |
Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American 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 several such cases are alluded to. The title is taken from the saying, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."[3]
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.[citation needed]
- ^ Business for Land of the Blind IMDb
- ^ "Land of the Blind". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ Desiderius Erasmus. "In regione caecorum rex est luscus". The Quotations Page.