Synopsis
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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Cast
- Gavin AttwoodHimself
- Sally BergHerself
- Sonam BhumtsoHerself
- DachungHimself
- Jeff EvansHimself
- GyenshenHimself
- Stefani JackenthalHerself
- Michael BrownHimself
Recommendations
- 90
The New York Times
Featuring exceptional people doing extraordinary things, Blindsight is one of those documentaries with the power to make you re-examine your entire life -- or at least get off the couch. - 88
TV Guide Magazine
Raises important questions that resonate far beyond the subject at hand: What is the meaning of accomplishment, and how do you define triumph? - 88
Chicago Tribune
Their story is deeply involving, all the more so because it isn’t simple or straightforward. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Lucy Walker's observant film Blindsight is about profound East-West differences in the importance of journey versus destination and comradeship versus competition. - 75
Boston Globe
The movie is about hope and courage and fortitude. It's about beating the odds and defying expectations. But Lucy Walker's movie is also about whether the trip was a good idea in the first place. The answer is compellingly complicated. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Simultaneously a sports adventure film, a tear-jerking tale of hope and inspiration and a captivating meditation on culture clash. - 70
Variety
The deceptively complex picture gradually grows sharp edges and snowballs into a compelling study in culture clash, with spectacular scenery to boot. - 70
Washington Post
Spiritually aware documentary.
