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Blind Flight (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
British Independent Film Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
New Zealand ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
John Furse

Written By:
John Furse

Actors:
Bassem Breish
Mohamad Chamas
Dany El Khoury
Nial Fulton ..... Airport Security (scenes deleted)
Ian Hart ..... Brian Keenan
Ziad Lahoud
Linus Roache ..... John McCarthy

Synopsis:

Keenan and McCarthy spent 4.5 years confined together, held underground for much of their captivity, at times chained to each other and to the walls of their prisons. The two men, who could easily have found themselves at opposite ends of a gun barrel in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, instead forged a relationship which transcended all that appeared to divide them. 'Blind Flight' tells the story of this compelling relationship as they both resurrect their deepest memories, feelings, fears and loves. In their near biblical journey they uncover many of the forces which made them blind and captive human beings prior to their physical captivity. They finally discover a compassion for their captors which makes the film a 'love story' in the fullest and most humanistic sense.

Blind Flight is a superbly acted and intelligent drama of incarceration. The subject matter is almost painfully topical, but after opening with file footage of Margaret Thatcher declaring a firm non-appeasement policy toward terrorists, director John Furse focuses almost exclusively on the experiences of the two men, Brian Keenan and John McCarthy, while they we

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 15 November, 2005.

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