Miramax Films Statement

NEW YORK, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- We are saddened to learn that the
National Federation of the Blind plans to protest the film BLINDNESS. Miramax
Films and filmmaker Fernando Meirelles have worked diligently to preserve the
intent and resonance of the acclaimed book by Nobel prize winning author, Jose
Saramago, that is a courageous parable about the triumph of the human spirit
when civilization breaks down.
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Emily Bear of Miramax, +1-917-606-5500, emily.bear@miramax.com