Blinded (1997 film)

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Blinded
Directed by Daniel Calparsoro
Written by Daniel Calparsoro
Produced by Juan Alexander
Starring Najwa Nimri
Alfredo Villa
Elena Irureta
Cinematography Gonzalo F. Berridi
Edited by José Salcedo
Music by Mario de Benito
Distributed by Les Films Ariane
Release dates
  • 5 September 1997 (1997-09-05)(Italy)
  • 11 September 1997 (1997-09-11)(Canada)
  • 7 October 1998 (1998-10-07)(France)
Running time
92 minutes
LanguageSpanish

Blinded (original Spanish title: A ciegas) is a 1997 romantic thriller directed and written by Daniel Calparsoro. Calparsoro was nominated for the Golden Lion award at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival, but lost to Takeshi Kitano's romantic film Hana-bi.

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Plot

Marrubi (Najwa Nimri) works at a dry cleaners and must endure the unwanted advances of her boss Clemente (Ramón Barea). However, Marrubi is also a terrorist in the ETA with her lover, Mikel (Alfredo Villa). They target a wealthy businessman for a heist intending to kill him in the process. When Marrubi deliberately shoots her colleague instead of the intended victim, both she and Mikel are on the run. At Mikel's country house, matters are complicated by another one of their group who insists Marrubi be killed for her betrayal. She manages to escape with her son but is left to depend on Clemente who takes her into his mansion that he shares with his submissive wife Paquita (Marivi Bilbao). She must survive Clemente's continual advances while avoiding capture by the authorities or the ETA.

Cast

Production

The film, as all its director's first productions, stars Calparoso's wife, the actress Najwa Nimri. [1]

Legacy

The film was part of the program "Historia de nuestro cine" in 2019. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "'Asfalto', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  2. ↑ "'A ciegas', en 'Historia de nuestro cine'". Diez Minutos (in European Spanish). 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2023-10-06.

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