Blind

Drama

Having recently lost her sight, Ingrid retreats to the safety of her home - a place where she can feel in control, alone with her husband and her thoughts. But Ingrid's real problems lie within, not beyond the walls of her apartment, and her deepest fears and repressed fantasies soon take over. Read more …

The critical consensus

Vogt’s droll, daring meta-drama flows in subtle, surprising fashion. Petersen provides a magnetic focus for a mischievous, moving debut.

(*) Kevin Harley, Total Film, 23/03/2015

Initial patience is rewarded generously with a film which brandishes its intellect with pleasing lightness.

(*) David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 26/03/2015

Joachim Trier collaborator Eskil Vogt’s directorial debut is an intense piece about a blind woman withdrawing in a fantasy world.

(*) (*) Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 26/03/2015

Eskil Vogt’s stylish, discursive drama has flashes of searing black comedy and an affecting sense of visual isolation, but it’s unclear whether we’re supposed to open or close our eyes to its more prurient explorations of voyeurism, which in turn serve to distract rather than focus our attention.

(*) (*) Mark Kermode, The Observer, 29/03/2015

intriguing.

(*) (*) Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 05/04/2015