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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 835462" data-attributes="member: 31608">Land of the BlindA political film about how, metaphorically speaking, in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland make up the name brand cast, with Lara Flynn Boyle and Tom Hollander rounding out the cast; all turn in proper performances.The film itself centers around the political upheaval following the succession of a son to the seat of his father, a dictator who has recently passed away. In that context, a prisoner/activist (Sutherland) is eventually freed and forms his own government (which is eerily similar to the Soviet Union), which is then considered the enemy of the people. Mr. Fiennes plays the neutral party in all this, the man who all governments would rather forget and who sees things as they really are; the eponymous one-eyed man.Worth seeing if you can find it anywhere - hard to find.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 835462, member: 31608"] Land of the Blind A political film about how, metaphorically speaking, in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king. Ralph Fiennes and Donald Sutherland make up the name brand cast, with Lara Flynn Boyle and Tom Hollander rounding out the cast; all turn in proper performances. The film itself centers around the political upheaval following the succession of a son to the seat of his father, a dictator who has recently passed away. In that context, a prisoner/activist (Sutherland) is eventually freed and forms his own government (which is eerily similar to the Soviet Union), which is then considered the enemy of the people. Mr. Fiennes plays the neutral party in all this, the man who all governments would rather forget and who sees things as they really are; the eponymous one-eyed man. Worth seeing if you can find it anywhere - hard to find. [/QUOTE]

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