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Release Date: 2006

Cast: Camilla Rutherford, Ralph Fiennes, Ron Cook, Tom Hollander, Laura Fraser, Marc Warren, Robert Daws, Lara Flynn Boyle, Donald Sutherland, Don Warrington

Categories: Movies, Drama Film, Satire, Political Drama

Land of the Blind is a 2006 drama film starring Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes, 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... MORE

Land of the Blind is a 2006 drama film starring Donald Sutherland, Ralph Fiennes, 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 Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat (from the French Revolution), Kim Jong-Il, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Augusto Pinochet, François Duvalier, Rudolph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 LESS