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Blindsight

2006 · 1h 44m · PG Documentary
Directed by Lucy Walker

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Overview

Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

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98%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Blindsight is a great example of the emotional dividends that careful photography, sensitive editing and an atmospheric score can deliver.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh

To see how these conflicts play out, to see how both sides came to realize that they had unexpected things to learn from these remarkable young people, is where Blindsight really makes its mark.

Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten

Coying and manipulative.

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Watching it, you feel almost as much a winner as the kids themselves.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

Walker captures all the dreamy-scary beauty of Everest's upper reaches, as well as numerous mini-dramas about the kids' readiness to approach the summit.

Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

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