Land Of The Blind(2006) Instant

Watch the official trailer for Land of the Blind to see the visual style of this political thriller: Land of the Blind - trailer - IFFR 2006 International Film Festival Rotterdam – IFFR YouTube• Dec 6, 2017

: Influenced by Thorne's seductive intelligence, Joe helps orchestrate a bloody coup to overthrow Maximilian.

The story is narrated by Joe (), an idealistic soldier who starts as a security guard in a brutal prison. He is assigned to watch over John Thorne ( Donald Sutherland ), a famous revolutionary playwright and "terrorist" leader who has been imprisoned and tortured for years. Land of the Blind(2006)

The film serves as a pastiche of 20th-century history, blending references to numerous dictatorships:

: To highlight the absurdity of absolute power, the film depicts Thorne reversing traffic signals (red meaning "go") and forcing women into burqas. Watch the official trailer for Land of the

: It draws parallels to Stalinist Russia, Mao’s China, Mussolini’s Italy, and the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia.

as Thorne: A character modeled on various revolutionary figures who becomes the very thing he fought against. The film serves as a pastiche of 20th-century

as First Lady Josephine: A blend of Evita Perón and Lady Macbeth. Critical Reception