A woman who injured her eyes in car accident and a young blind man fall for each other.
Acting
Huppert's bottled rage meets Menzies' infuriating independence.
Cinematography
Cox shoots blindness as texture, not absence — stunning.
Writing
That cactus metaphor actually lands. I'm furious.
Director
Paul Cox
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Paul Cox was Australia's indie darling before 'indie' meant anything; this was his international breakout with Hupbert fresh off her Cannes win.
Cox deliberately blurred focus in Colo's POV shots using actual vision-impaired consultants — no cheap filter, actual retinal damage simulation.
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