''Blind'' is a 2016 American

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Michael Mailer Michael Mailer (born 1964) is an American film producer and director and the oldest son of Beverly Bentley and writer Norman Mailer. He graduated from Harvard in 1987. He has produced over 20 films. He has five sisters and three brothers. He is ...

, written by

John Buffalo Mailer John Buffalo Mailer (born April 16, 1978) is an American author, playwright, actor, producer, and journalist. Life and career Mailer was born in Brooklyn, the youngest child of novelist Norman Mailer and author Norris Church Mailer. Mailer ...

, and starring Alec Baldwin,

Demi Moore Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera '' General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Br ...

Viva Bianca Viva Bianca (born Viva Skubiszewski; 17 November 1983, ; ) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Ilithyia on the Starz network series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and '' Spartacus: Vengeance''. Bianca graduated from the Weste ...

Dylan McDermott Dylan McDermott (born Mark Anthony McDermott; October 26, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as lawyer and law firm head Bobby Donnell on the legal drama series ''The Practice'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best ...

, and James McCaffrey. The film was released on July 14, 2017, by

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Plot

Suzanne Dutchman (Demi Moore) seems to be a happily married wife. Her husband Mark (Dylan McDermott) is a businessman who continuously travels and is very well known. One day at a dinner party, Mark speaks to a client, Howard (James McCaffrey), about a deal whilst Suzanne speaks with her close friend Deanna (Viva Bianca). As Suzanne and Mark are on their way home it is revealed that the couple aren't so happy after all. Howard is caught by an undercover female agent for using and dealing cocaine, and reveals many issues involving Mark. Mark is then arrested, and Suzanne faces charges for supporting him in his actions. The judge feels sympathy for Suzanne, mentions that she understands that Suzanne was unaware of her husband's actions, and sentences her to 100 hours of community service only. Suzanne fulfills her court ordered community service by reading for visually-impaired/blind man Bill Oakland (Alec Baldwin), an author and English lecturer. Suzanne develops feelings for Bill and, when she finds out about her husband's affair, leans towards Bill even more.

Cast

* Alec Baldwin as Bill Oakland * Hillary Lynn Hayward-Thomas as Spanish Yoga Instructor *

as Suzanne Dutchman *

as Deanna *

as Mark Dutchman * James McCaffrey as Howard *Steven Prescod as Gavin O'Connor *Jabari Gray as Andre * Renée Willett as Kelly *Ski Carr as Ricky G. *Drew Moerlein as Tim Landry * Eden Epstein as Ella *

as Jimmy *Chloe Goutal as Becca *Gerardo Rodriguez as Frank *John-Michael Lyles as Kyle *Rae Ritke as Michelle Oakland

Production

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began in October 2015.

Release

The film premiered at the

Woodstock Film Festival The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto with the goal to bring high quality independent film to the Hudson Valley region. The festival takes place each fa ...

on October 13, 2016.

acquired distribution rights to the film on February 8, 2017 and released it on July 14, 2017.

References

External links

* * 2016 films 2016 drama films American drama films Vertical Entertainment films Films about blind people 2010s English-language films 2010s American films Films about disability {{2010s-drama-film-stub