Country of Blind(2023)
Abhimanyu, an expert mountain climber falls into a strange and isolated society of "non-seeing" people - claimed to have been in existence for fifteen generations and cut off from the rest of the world. Abhimanyu decides quickly that "in country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king". He fails in his efforts and gets trapped instead. - Adapted from the 1904 story of H. G. Wells of the same name.
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- Theatrical Release
- 6 October 2023
- Director
- Rahhat Shah Kazmi
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A mountain climber named Abhimanyu falls into a remote valley. He discovers a community that has been blind for generations and is completely cut off from the outside world. Believing he can easily lead them because he can see, his plan backfires and he becomes trapped there instead.
“In a world of darkness, sight can be your prison.”
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Trivia
- The film is an adaptation of H.G. Wells' 1904 short story, but it is set in the Himalayas instead of the Andes.
- It was shot in the challenging, high-altitude terrain of Ladakh, with the crew facing extreme weather conditions.
- The film was selected as India's official entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.
- Director Rahhat Shah Kazmi also co-wrote the screenplay, adapting the classic story for a contemporary Indian context.
- The movie features a mix of professional actors and local non-actors from the Ladakh region to portray the isolated community.
- It had a very limited theatrical release in India, focusing more on film festival circuits internationally.
- The production took several years to complete due to funding challenges and the logistical difficulties of the remote shoot.