When a mysterious epidemic of blindness sweeps over a city and panics its citizens, the US Minister of Health (Sandra Oh) responds by placing the afflicted into strict quarantine. Meant to keep the newly blind safe until a cure is developed and order is restored, the plan proves to have unexpected consequences when a renegade patient (Gael García Bernal) proclaims himself ruler of the hospital and his followers take control of the facilities. Amongst the chaos, a woman (Julianne Moore) who followed her afflicted husband (Mark Ruffalo) into quarantine and has kept her health a secret, bands together with a group of strangers to find their way to freedom. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Alice Braga and Danny Glover. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2008.
Fernando Meirelles in Blindness
In one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest neighborhoods, Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues) grows up in a violent environment filled with guns and drugs. With the keen eye of a self-taught photographer, Buscapé narrates a true-life tale of a street war fought between Li'l Zé (Leandro Firmino) and Knockout Ned (Seu Jorge). Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Film. Year: 2002.
Fernando Meirelles in City of God