Blindness (2008)


Blindness
Release Date14 May 2008
Budget$25,000,000
US Box Office$3,000,000
TaglineLust is blind.
GenreDrama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
CountryCanada
Brazil
Japan
Filming LocationsGuelph, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish, Japanese
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassDisaster Film
MoodFood for Thought
ThemesPlagues and Epidemics
TonesDownbeat, Cerebral, Ominous, Grim, Atmospheric, Bleak
TagsBlind, Epidemic, Husband And Wife, Parable

Blindness is a 2008 English-language film that is an adaptation of the 1995 novel of the same name by the Portuguese writer José Saramago about a society suffering an epidemic of blindness. The film is written by Don McKellar and directed by Fernando Meirelles with Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo as the main characters. Saramago originally refused to sell the rights for a film adaptation, but the producers were able to acquire it with the condition that the film would be set in an unnamed and unrecognizable city. Blindness premiered as the opening film at the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008, and the film was released in the United States on October 3, 2008.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Yûsuke Iseya
First Blind Man

Jason Bermingham
Driver #1

Eduardo Semerjian
Concerned Pedestrian #1

Thief

Ciça Meirelles
Driver #2

Antônio Fragoso
Concerned Pedestrian #2

Lilian Blanc
Concerned Pedestrian #3

Onlooker #1

Daniel Zettel
Onlooker #2

First Blind Man's Wife

Taxi Driver

Susan Coyne
Receptionist

Man with the Black Eye Patch

Fabiana Guglielmetti
Mother of the Boy

Mitchell Nye
Boy

Woman with Dark Glasses

Doctor

Joe Cobden
Policeman

Doctor's Wife

Mpho Koaho
Pharmacist's Assistant

Sari Friedland
Woman in Bar

King of Ward Three, Bartender

Tom Melissis
Engineer

Tracy Wright
Thief's Wife

Amanda Hiebert
Maid

Jorge Molina
Hotel Security Guard

Hotel Assistant Manager

Gerry Mendicino
Silver Haired Doctor

Minister's Assistant

Minister of Health

Anthero Montenegro
Cop #1

Fernando Patau
Cop #2

Otávio Martins
Police Captain

João Velho
Ambulance Attendant

Marvin Karon
Announcer

Joseph Motiki
Guard

Johnny Goltz
Soldier

Robert Bidaman
Minister's Advisor

Israeli Scientist

Oscar Hsu
Prominenet Ophthalmologist

Woman with Insomnia

Scott Anderson
Meek Inmate

Sergeant

Hooligan

Billy Otis
Hoodlum

Accountant

LinLyn Lue
Emissary from Ward Two

Toni Ellwand
Woman of Ward One #1

Mariah Inger
Woman of Ward One #2

Woman of Ward One #3

Isai Rivera Blas
Man of Ward Three #1

Rick Demas
Man of Ward Three #2

Kelly Fiddick
Man of Ward Three #3

Matt Fitzgerald
Man of Ward Theee #4

Mike G. Yohannes
Man of Ward Three #5

Norman Owen
Man of Ward Threee #6

Jackie Brown
Woman of Ward Two #1

Victoria Fodor
Woman of Ward Two #2

Agi Gallus
Woman of Ward Two #3

Bathsheba Garnett
Woman of Ward Two #4

Alice Poon
Woman of Ward Two #5

Plínio Soares
Hulking Scavenger

Rodrigo Arijon
Scavenger #1

Mel Ciocolato
Scavenger #2

Heraldo Firmino
Scavenger #3

Carol Hubner
Scavenger #4

Fernando Macário
Scavenger #5

Eduardo Parisi
Scavenger #6

Rodrigo Pessin
Scavenger #7

Domingos Antonio
Preacher

Barnie
Dog of Tears

Jim
Dog of Tears

John Fort
Blind Man

Katherine East
Intern

Katia Kieling
Starving girl

Director

Producer

Nicolas Aznarez
line producer: Uruguay

Andrea Barata Ribeiro
producer

Bel Berlinck
co-producer

Claudia Büschel
associate producer

Simon Channing Williams
executive producer

Gail Egan
executive producer

producer

Sari Friedland
co-producer

Akira Ishii
executive producer

Victor Loewy
executive producer

Sheena Macdonald
associate producer: Rhombus Media

Aeschylus Poulos
associate producer

line producer: Uruguay

Sonoko Sakai
producer

Barbara Willis Sweete
associate producer: Rhombus Media

Larry Weinstein
associate producer: Rhombus Media

Austin Wong
associate producer

Tom Yoda
executive producer

Original Music

Marco Antônio Guimarães

Cinematographer

César Charlone
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Editor

Daniel Rezende
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Casting Director

Deirdre Bowen
-

Susie Figgis
-

Production Designer

Matthew Davies
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Tulé Peak
-

Costume Designer

Renée April
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Makeup Department

Ana Paula Andrade Marques
makeup trainee: Brazil

Kashka Banjoko
hair stylist: Mr. Glover

Rossana Brancaccio Cedres
contact lens technician: Uruguay

Florencia Canton
makeup assistant: Uruguay

Madelon Hill
makeup assistant: Uruguay

Debra Johnson
hair designer

Mandy Ketcheson
contact lens technician: Canada

Peggy Kyriakidou
daily hair assistant: Canada

Marika Latorcai
daily makeup artist: Canada

Janie MacKay
assistant hair stylist

Donna Meirelles
makeup assistant: Brazil & Uruguay

Amanda Milne
first assistant hair stylist: Canada

Fabiana Moretti
makeup assistant: Uruguay

Ana Neride Pereira
contact lens technician: Brazil

Rosemary Paiva
makeup assistant: Brazil

Susan Reilly LeHane
makeup artist: Julianne Moore

Simone Souza
makeup assistant: Brazil

Katia Teivelis
makeup assistant: Brazil

Micheline Trépanier
makeup designer

Anna Van Steen
makeup artist

Chris Vaughan
beard maker

Catherine Viot
key makeup artist

Production Manager

Eliseo 'Gringio' Álvarez
unit production manager: Uruguay

Alessandra Casolari
post-production supervisor

Rodrigo Castellar
first assistant unit production manager: Brazil

Daniel Charlone
unit production manager: Uruguay

Andrezza De Faria
unit production manager: Uruguay

Rita Moraes
third assistant unit production manager: Brazil

Ivan Teixeira
unit production manager: Brazil

José Eduardo Tranquilini Ferraz
second assistant unit production manager: Brazil

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Agustín Aznarez
third assistant director: Uruguay

Adam Bocknek
assistant director: trailer, Canada

Penny Charter
second assistant director: Canada

Joana Cooper
second assistant director: Brazil & Uruguay

Tyler Delben
third assistant director: Canada

Walter Gasparovic
first assistant director

Criss Ghattas
third assistant director: Brazil

Quico Teivelis Meirelles
apprentice assistant director

Kariana Nunes
assistant director trainee: Brazil

Tomas Portella
co-first assistant director: Brazil & Uruguay

Barbara Willis Sweete
on-set staging director

Flavia Zanini
second second assistant director: Brazil & Uruguay

Art Department

Julie Allain-Launay
art trainee: Uruguay

Lisa Amaral-Wright
assistant props

Cecilia Amdrim Ambrosoni
assistant art manager: Uruguay

Wagner Aparecido Martao
plumber: Brazil

Claudia Apud
art producer assistant: Brazil

Mary Arthurs
property master

Jesse Balzan
on-set carpenter: Canada

Alonso Banales
head carpenter: Uruguay

Gonzalo Barde
lead man: Uruguay

Fernanda Brenner
art trainee: Brazil

Davi Brito De Oliveira
art runner: Brazil

Julio Brunerro
construction manager: Uruguay

Daniel Buelmo
assistant set decorator: Uruguay

Nicolás Cabrera
assistant graphic designer: Uruguay

Shawn Cantelon
set dresser: Canada

Drika Castro De Souza
model helper: Brazil

Wilson Castro
model assistant: Brazil

Cristina Cirne
art department coordinator: Brazil & Uruguay

Gastón Colominas
greenery: Uruguay

Gabriel Granado Conçalves Lopes
art producer assistant: Brazil

Ana Marina Costa
assistant graphic artist: Brazil

Gabriel Couto
art painter and model assistant: Brazil

José Carlos Couto
art painter and modeler: Brazil

Andrew Daley
daily props assistant: Canada

Jorge Eduardo Da Silva
art runner: Brazil

Matthew Davies
production designer: Canada

Joshu de Cartier
art director: Canada

Juliana De Castro Tonalezzi
assistant graphic artist: Brazil

William Ivan Do Amaral
upholsterer: Brazil

Dwight Doerksen
construction coordinator: Canada

Ed Doerkson
head carpenter: Canada

Mariana Duarte Pastorino
art manager: Uruguay

Dany Espinelli
art assistant: Brazil

Daniel Fernandez
head carpenter: Uruguay

Darci Filrado
head painter: Brazil

Neil Floyd
art department trainee: Canada

Diego Galazzini
best boy: Brazil

Daniel De Paula Galvão
assistant lead man: Brazil

Anilo Garcia Goes
upholsterer: Brazil

Paula Garcia
art trainee: Uruguay

Lucia González R. Villamil
set dresser coordinator: Uruguay

Zane Griffin
set dresser: Canada

Eduardo Guerra
head painter: Uruguay

Cecilia Guerriero
assistant art manager: Uruguay

José Hilton Melo
plumber: Brazil

Patricia Hinostroza Perla
set decorator: Brazil

Gerrardo Inchrusti
head carpenter: Uruguay

Cesar Julieta
model assistant: Brazil

Mayumi Konishi
set designer: Canada

Marcia Kuba
assistant set decorator: Brazil

Dimitri Kuriki Yoshinaga
art painter and model assistant: Brazil

Felipe Lambert
assistant scenographer: Brazil

Iber López
assistant set decorator: Uruguay

Fabio Lusyarghi
assistant set dresser: Brazil

Ludmila Machado
graphic designer: Brazil & Uruguay

Janet Macleod
set decoration buyer: Canada

Magayver
assistant lead man: Brazil

Jorge E. Manchini
art trainee: Uruguay

Ivan Marques
head carpenter: Brazil

Tiago Marques Teixeira
art director: Brazil & Uruguay

Federico Martínez
set dressing trainee: Uruguay

Jack McCullough
key scenic artist: Canada

Karinés Mencio
second assistant scenographer: Brazil

Julio Menendez
construction manager: Uruguay

Matt Middleton
second assistant art director: Canada

Ana Mieres
assistant art department coordinator: Uruguay

Erica Milo
set decorator: Canada

Clíssia Moraes
second set decorator: Brazil

Aaron Morrison
graphic designer: Canada

Camila Moussallem
art assistant: Brazil

Joe Ogasawara
set designer: Brazil & Uruguay

Alexandre Ossaku Indshita
art runner: Brazil

Enrique Patritti
on-set painter: Canada

Natalia Perciante Garcia
assistant art department coordinator: Uruguay

Mariana Pereira Scayola
assistant set dresser: Uruguay

Julio Pintos
assistant set decorator: Uruguay

William Poulter
lead set dresser: Canada

Paulinro Puerta
art producer: Brazil & Uruguay

Marcio Ribas
lead man: Brazil

Lucia Rodriguez
assistant set dresser: Uruguay

Michael B. Smith
set dresser: Canada

Steve Stack
on-set dresser: Canada

Mario Surcan
models trainee: Brazil

Robert Taylor
head painter: Canada

Cristina Toth
set dressing trainee: Uruguay

Mariana Urriza Olagúe
assistant set dresser: Uruguay

Lucia Venturini
assistant graphic designer: Uruguay

Pedro Von Tiesenhausen
assistant props: Brazil

Bill Williamson
assistant head carpenter: Canada

Guilherme Xavier
second art producer: Brazil

Odair Zani
set dresser: Brazil & Uruguay

Rubens Mario Zero
set dresser assistant: Brazil

Maite Zugarramurdi
second assistant set dresser: Uruguay

Mariana Urriza
set dresser

Sound Department

Paulo De Tarso Akamine
assistant foley artist

Simone Alves
sound re-recording assistant

Thiago Bittencourt
boom operator: Uruguay

Sue Conley
dialogue editor

Mario Crystal
additional adr recordist: Salt Lake City

Cauê Custódio
sound mix assistant: temp mix

Rolando Duque
boom operator: Canada

Matthew Gelb
boom operator: eok, Canada

Paul Germann
dialogue editor

Federico Grampin
boom operator: eok, Uruguay

Roger Hands
foley artist

Carlos Klachquin
sound consultant: Dolby

Juliana Lago
sound effects editor

Alessandro Laroca
supervising sound editor

Eduardo Virmond Lima
sound effects designer

Evandro Lima
boom operator: Brazil & Uruguay

Fernando Lobo
sound effects editor

Antonio Mac-Dowell
foley mixer

David McCallum
supervising dialogue editor, supervising adr editor

Steve Medeiros
first assistant dialogue editor

Joe Morrow
sound re-recording assistant

John Naslen
adr recordist

Beauxregard Neylon
additional adr recordist: New York

Miriam Noronha
assistant foley editor

Hassan Oliviera
boom operator: epk, Brazil

Debora Opolski
foley editor

Daniel Soares Pedroso
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Brent Pickett
first assistant dialogue editor

Jill Purdy
dialogue editor

Jorge Rezende Vaz
boom operator: Brazil & Uruguay

Rob Rouse
boom operator: Canada

Paulo Henrique Servello
technical support: Alamo

Lou Solakofski
sound re-recording mixer

Iain Donald Stewart
boom operator: Canada

Jim Sullivan
additional adr recordist: Boston

Paul Talbott
adr assistant

Jane Tattersall
dialogue editor

Anderson Tieta
field recordist

Armando Torres Jr.
sound re-recording mixer

Björn Viktorsson
additional adr recordist: Reykjavik

Peter Waggoner
additional adr recordist: New York

Guilherme Ayrosa
location sound mixer

Special Effects

Ivan Abelma Girquinto
mechanical special effects: Brazil

Martin Santiago Forcella Balbi
special effects: rain, Uraguay

Federico Forcella
special effects: rain, Uruguay

Michael Gagnon
special effects supervisor: Canada

Alvaro Garrom
special effects: rain, uruguay

Geoff Hill
key special effects: Canada

Wagner Martao
special effects: rain, Brazil

Visual Effects

José Adolfo Amarrante
visual effects artist: ds operator, 02 Filmes

Radamés Araujo
3D artist: 02 Filmes

Sybele Badran
rotoscope assistant: 02 Filmes

Geisa Barit
rotoscope assistant: 02 Filmes

Renato Batata
compositing artist: 02 Filmes

Martin Cobelo
compositing artist: 02 Filmes

Rob Crawther
motion control technician

Edson Dos Santos
rotoscope artist: 02 Filmes

Henrique Fernandes
visual effects artist: ds operator, 02 Filmes

Daniel Ferretti
rotoscope artist: 02 Filmes

Luciano Foca
scratch colorist: 02 Filmes

Jason Giberson
digital film technician

Redrigo Henrique
3D artist: 02 Filmes

compositing artist: 02 Filmes

Tamis Lustre
visual effects consultant: 02 Filmes

Nick Moss
motion control technician

Christopher Newman
3D artist: 02 Filmes

Ricardo Nimtz
flame artist: 02 Filmes

Andrew Pascoe
digital film technician

Paulo 'Satan' Silva Dos Santos
rotoscope assistant: 02 Filmes

Célio Souza
visual effects video engineer: 02 Filmes

Renato Tilhe
visual effects producer

Thiago Villas Boas
compositing artist: 02 Filmes

Andre Waller
digital compositor , visual effects supervisor: 02 Filmes

Stunts

Roberto Barobskin
stunt performer: Brazil

Marcio Herman Beloqui Vanzini
assistant precision driver: Uruguay

James Binkley
stunt performer: Canada

Matt Birman
stunt performer: Canada

Wagner Augustio Da Costa
stunt performer: Brtazil

Ikaro Eduardo De Morres
stunt performer: Brazil

Helio Febronio
stunt coordinator: Brazil

Ignacio Fermo
assistant precision driver: Uruguay

Santiago Fermo
assistant precision driver: Uruguay

Darrell Hicks
stunt performer

Kelly Jones
stunt performer: Canada

Gutemberg Lins
stunt performer: Brazil

Hellmer Marthyn
assistant stunt coordinator: Brazil

Dwayne McLean
stunt performer: Canada

Markus Parilo
stunt performer: Canada

Rick Parker
stunt performer: Canada

Daryl Patchett
stunt performer: Canada

Deniz Pekuz
stunt performer: Canada

Alison Reid
stunt coordinator: Canada

Bryan Renfro
stunt performer: Canada

Paul Rutledge
stunt coordinator: Canada

Carlos Sabugo
stunt driver

Mary Ann Stevens
stunt performer: Canada

Mario Rafael Tizon Ferrari
precision driver: Uruguay

Marcel Tizon
precision driver: Uruguay

Alicia Turner
stunt performer: Canada

Ron Webber
stunt performer: Canada

Camera and Electrical Department

Diego Arsuaga
camera operator: "c" camera, Uruguay

Israel Basso
grip: Brazil

Dario Alonso Bento
gaffer: Uruguay

Pablo Berti
second assistant camera: "c" camera, Uruguay

Betão
daily grip: Brazil

Zena Bielewicz
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Canada

Zé Bob
camera loader: Brazil

Darren Boyce
key grip: Canada

Jonathan Brown
best boy electric: Canada

Randy Brown
generator operator: Canada

Fabio Burtin
first assistant camera: Brazil

Luis Caires
camera car assistant: Brazil

Paul Cameron
grip: Canada

Amaro Francisco Campos
best boy grip: Brazil

Toti Cardoso
chief electrician: Brazil

Rodolfo Casamayou Larraur
assistant grip: Uruguay

Alejandro Centurion
assistant grip: Uruguay

Lula Cerri
second assistant camera: Brazil

Cesinka
key grip: Brazil

César Charlone
camera operator: "a" camera, Brazil & Uruguay

Cristiano Conceição
first assistant camera: Brazil

Ciaran Copelin
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Canada

Scott Cowan
first assistant camera: "a" camera, Canada

Alvaro Cuevas
best boy: Uruguay

Sebastian Carlos M. Cuevas
electrician: Uruguay

Edson da Silva Pinheiro
assistant grip: Brazil

Bob Davidson
gaffer: Canada

Greg Davis
grip: Canada

Sebastián Deanes
assistant grip: Uruguay

Federico De Marco
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Canada

Ricardo 'Jamanta' De Mello
best boy electrician: Brazil

Luiz Antônio De Oliveira
daily first assistant camera: Brazil

Eduardo Augusto 'Pimenta' Duque
daily second assistant camera: Brazil

Alexandre Ermel
still photographer: Brazil & Uruguay

Antonio Augusto Filho
grip: Brazil

Henry Fong
grip: Canada

José Luis Garcia
key grip: Uruguay

Joaguin Garcia Kino
video assist operator: Uruguay

David Gelb
cinematographer: epk

Adriano Goldman
additional photography: Brazil

Gerardo Gonzalez Aguirres
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Uruguay

Nacho Gurni
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Uruguay

Mark W. Hindle
playback operator: Canada

Francisco Irigoyen
clapper: Uruguay

Sérgio Isidoro
gaffer: Brazil

Brian Lataille
camera operator: "b" camera, Brazil & Uruguay, steadicam operator: Brazil & Uruguay

Bryan Law
video assist operator: Canada

Pedro Luiz De Santana
electrician: Brazil

Paul Luzardo
electrician: Uraguay

Ari Magder
second assistant camera: "b" camera, Canada

Murray Mainprize
generator operator: Canada

Rico Marquez
first assistant camera: "a" camera, Uruguay

Michael Meagher
second assistant camera: "a" camera, Canada

Paul Michel
electrician: Canada

Heitor Mizuki
video assist operator: Brazil

Bruce Morton
electrician: Canada

Alejandro Noya
assistant grip: Uruguay

Rahul Parekh
dolly grip: Canada

Luiz Pelizzer
assistant video assist operator: Brazil

Rodrigo Pereira Jesus
electrician: Brazil

Fernando Pereyra
first assistant camera: "c" camera, uruguay

Gustavo Perez
electrician: Uraguay

Mauro Pinheiro Jr.
additional photography: Brazil

Anthony Police
best boy grip: Canada

Analia Pollio
camera operator: "b" camera, Brazil & Uruguay

Yenda Popov
camera loader: Canada

Lico Queiroz
daily second assistant camera: Brazil

Cesar Javier R. Bento
electrician: Uruguay

Gonzalo Regules
second assistant camera: "a" camera, Uruguay

Djalma Reis
grip: Brazil

José Aldovani R. Ferreira
electrician: Brazil

Stephen Roberts
electrician: Canada

Fabricio Rodriguez
electrician: Uraguay

Ricardo Della Rosa
additional photography: Brazil

Sakae Sakai
assistant grip: Brazil

Alexandre Sandri
daily first assistant camera: Brazil

Joao Santos Do Amaral
camera trainee: Brazil

Marilia Scharlach
daily second assistant camera: Brazil

Matthew Sharpe
daily grip: Canada

Dave C. Sheridan
steadicam operator: Canada

Horacio Carlos Silva Di Verio
camera loader: Uruguay

Marcos Rogério D. Silva
assistant grip: Brazil

Jeff Smallcombe
daily grip: Canada

Dean Stinchcombe
first assistant camera: "b" camera, Canada

Leandro Tajam
video assist operator: Uruguay

Fernanda Tanaka
daily first assistant camera: Brazil

Gisele Tolomelli
second assistant camera: Brazil

Lucía Vallarino
video assist operator: Uruguay

Carlos Wagner Rolim
electrician: Brazil

José Wellington Loiola
daily camera loader: Brazil

Mark Willis
camera operator: "a" camera, Canada

Kris Wood
playback operator: Canada

Ken Woroner
still photographer: Canada

Diego Zalduondo
video assist operator: Uruguay

James Sainthill
camera operator: second unit, director of photography: second unit

Casting Department

Keisuke Asada
casting coordinator: Japan

Bruno Briccola Fernandez
casting: Uruguay

Florencia Forné
casting assistant: Uruguay

Juliana Frabique
casting trainee: Brazil

Amanda Gomes
casting assistant: Brazil

Masre Hasu
casting assistant: Japan

Cecília Homem de Mello
casting: Brazil

Karin Kato
casting assistant: Japan

Mariana Martini Bagarollo
casting trainee: Brazil

Gerry McGilly
background casting associate: Canada

Roisin McGilly
background casting: Canada

Izumi Ohtomi
casting coordinator: Japan

Victor Ribeiro
casting trainee: Brazil

casting associate: Canada

Kasaki Sousaka
casting assistant: Japan

Mai Sugiyama
casting assistant: Japan

Raquel Toledo
casting trainee: Brazil

Maximiliano Vera
casting assistant: Uruguay

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Israel Alves Barbosa
costume breakdown department assistant: Brazil

Evan Ayotte
costume breakdown artist: Canada

Leslie Betancor
costume dresser: Uruguay

Aline Canella
costume coordinator: extras, Brazil & Uruguay

Lea Carlson
wardrobe master: Canada

Sierra Constantinides
daily wardrobe assistant: Canada

Enzo Cunha
assistant costume breakdown artist: Brazil

Teresa De Jesus Catalani
costume dresser: Brazil

Maria Reni De Oliveira Gair
daily costume dresser: Brazil

Victoria Dobson
wardrobe supervisor: Canada

Natalia Duré
daily wardrobe assistant: Uruguay

Carolina Duré Perazza
daily costume dresser: Uruguay

Maria Macarena Durquet Cammaratto
daily costume dresser: Uruguay

Karen Durrant
key costume breakdown artist: Brazil & Uruguay

María Elena Eliash
wardrobe assistant: Uruguay

Foquinar
assistant costume breakdown artist: Brazil

Carlos Alberto Gardin
wardrobe master: Brazil & Uruguay

Reinaldo Gulart
daily wardrobe assistant: Brazil

Paula Iglecio
wardrobe supervisor: Brazil & Uruguay

Erika Larner
assistant costume set supervisor: Canada

Gustavo Lociks
truck costumer: Brazil & Uruguay

Anita O'Toole
seamstress: Canada

Anne Peiponen
key costume breakdown artist: Canada

Lerelynne Phillips
costume truck supervisor: Canada

Lisa Renee Reed
assistant costume designer

Valentina Rodriguez Amado
daily wardrobe assistant: Uruguay

Inés Sacry
costume breakdown artist: Brazil

Ann Steel
wardrobe set supervisor

Lise St. Germain
cutter/tailor: Canada

Javier 'Polaco' Wenyjowski
costume dresser: Uruguay

Susan Willis
costume breakdown artist: Canada

Frances Cabezas Miller
wardrobe buyer

Darci Cheyne
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

João Paulo Andrade
post-production assistant: 02 Filmes

Lex Batten
digital intermediate project supervisor

Louis Casado
color timer

Patrick Duchesne
digital intermediate project supervisor

Camila Ferraz
post-production assistant: 02 Filmes

Jim Fleming
di colourist

Fabiana Galdino
post-production assistant: 02 Filmes

Rob Gyorgy
on-line editor

Jeremy Kay
digital intermediate project coordinator

Helena Lent
assistant editor: Brazil

Eric Myles
digital film supervisor

Paulo Pandolpho
post-production assistant

Sandy Pereira
assistant editor: Canada

Ashley Tolhurst
digital intermediate dailies assistant

Flavia Vargas
editing trainee: Brazil

Trevor White
colorist: dailies

Music Department

Artur Andrés
musician: flute and wind instruments

Kevin Banks
additional music editor

Alexandre Barros
musician: English horn

Leandro Calazans
music recording assistant

Cláudio Costa
music executive producer

Lucas Decina
music recording assistant

Daniela Godinho
musician: Solo voice

Marco Antônio Guimarães
musician: stringed instruments

Elias Issa
music recording engineer

Édila Lopes
music production assistant

Alexandre Martins
music mixing engineer

Décio Ramos
musician: percussion

Paulo Santos
musician: percussion

Transportation Department

Diego Arduino
transportation coordinator: Uruguay

Marcello Bartz
picture vehicle coordinator: Brazil

Julio Berkenstein
pilot: picture vehicle

Nelson Calazans
pilot: picture vehicle

Rosalind Callahan
driver: Canada

Pablo Cardoso
driver: Uruguay

William C. Carlos
driver: Brazil

Steven 'Sparky' Carr
driver: Canada

Daniel Costa
driver: Uruguay

Carlos Cunha
driver: Brazil

Lucio Da Costa
driver: Brazil

Adão R. Da Silva
driver: Brazil

Ednaldo Da Silva
driver: Brazil

Pedro Francisco Da Silva Filho
driver: Brazil

Michel Jorge B. Da Silva
driver: Brazil

Eduardo Decio Augusto
driver: Brazil

Ademir C. De Jesus
driver: Brazil

Fernando Ap. Dos Santos
driver: Brazil

Marcos Antonio Dos Santos
pilot: picture vehicle

Carla Esposito
transportation coordinator: Brazil

Juvenal R. Feitosa
driver: Brazil

Enrique Ferras
driver: Uruguay

Daniel Fierro
driver: Uruguay

Marina Filipe
assistant picture vehicle coordinator: Brazil

'Kruger' Forst
head driver: Canada

Robemar A. Galvani
driver: Brazil

Robson Gilson Gomes
pilot: picture vehicle

Hulk
driver: Brazil

Fernando M. Lima
driver: Brazil

Pa Linhares
driver: Brazil

Rogério Lotito
driver: Brazil

Marcelo Matheus
driver: Brazil

Marcos Matheus
driver: Brazil

Steve May
driver: Canada

Valoir C. Monteiro
driver: Brazil

Moreira
driver: Brazil

Barry Moyer
transportation coordinator: Canada

Carlos Alberto Oliveira
driver: Brazil

Leonardo Ordoqui
driver: Uruguay

Gabriel Orgaz
driver: Uruguay

Stanley Ostrower
pilot: camera car, Brazil

Alexandre L. Passiani
driver: Brazil

Carlos Perdomo
driver: Uruguay

Paul Prucha
driver: Canada

Kevin Robbin
driver: Canada

Dave Rowsell
driver: honeywagon, Canada

Jim Snell
driver: honeywagon, Canada

Jeff Steinberg
driver: Canada

Mikio Tanaka
driver: Brazil

Chris Taylor
transportation captain: Canada

Irene Tester
driver: Canada

Edson R. Toledo
driver: Brazil

César Valerio
driver: Brazil

Laura Varela
assistant transportation coordinator: Uruguay

Jonas S. Vieira
driver: Brazil

Américo G. Viera
driver: Brazil

Javier Vila
driver: Uruguay

Other Crew

Katie Abbott
key craft service: Canada

Ivan Abelma Girquinto
armorer: prop weapons, Brazil

Paulo Abel
daily location manager: Brazil

Cristina Abi
production coordinator: Brazil & Uruguay

Kim Jon Ah
stand-in: Uruguay

Philip Akin
adr loop group

Micrela Alaniz
unit production trainee: Brazil

Ilona Alfard
esthetician: Canada

Cynthia Amsden
unit publicist: Canada

Daniela Antonelli Run
unit production secretary: Brazil

Arrigo Araujo
production trainee: Brazil

Felipe Arnaut Cappellini
production runner: 02 Filmes

Gregorio Azarrez
unit production trainee: Uruguay

Maria Eugenia Aznarez Morelli
first assistant accountant: Uruguay

Juan Fco. Baldomir
legal services: Uruguay

Marina Ballarin
stand-in: Brazil

Reginaldo Barbosa
set assistant: Brazil

Pedro Barcia Lucas
assistant set manager: Uruguay

Tom Barnett
adr loop group

Klaus Bartram
assistant location manager: Uruguay

Andre Batista
firts set manager assistant, set manager , set assistant: Brazil

Chris Bell
business affairs coordinator: Rhombus Media

Marcela Bellini
assistant unit production secretary: Uruguay

Elena Berdichevsky
stand-in: Canada

Robert Bockstael
adr loop group

Patricia Dalla Bohr
personal assistant: Brazil

Sandie Bornstein
accountant: Rhombus Media

Eduardo Braga
personal assistant: Brazil

Gal Buitoni
clearance coordinator: Brazil & Uruguay

adr loop group

Juan Campokar
legal services: Uruguay

Giovani Canhotto
set manager: Brazil & Uruguay

Aruan Canolla
blindness coach trainee: Brazil

Rafael Carmona
daily location manager: Brazil

Gastón Casas
assistant location manager: Uruguay

Inara Censig
stand-in: Brazil

Ivanna Cestau
second unit production assistant: Uruguay

Kevin Cheng
clearance coordinator

Andy Condon
technical consultant

Marcelo Cotrim
location manager: Brazil

Glauco Cruz
security coordinator: Brazil

Nadia Day
production coordinator: Canada

Maximiliano Destro
stand-in: Uruguay

Shaun Dewet
cast liaison

Maria José Diaz Dutra
assistant location manager: Uruguay

Sonya Di Rienzo
travel coordinator: Canada

Pedro Duran
stand-in: Brazil

Fiorella Durante
personal assistant: Uruguay

Christian Duurvoort
acting coach: blindness

Patricia Fagan
adr loop group

Maria Noel Fernandez Brez
unit production secretary: Uruguay

David Ferrant
stand-in: Canada

Celia Regina Ferreira
production coordinator: 02 Filmes

Figueroa
studio coordinator: 02 Filmes

Liane Fraccaroli
assistant: Andrea Barata Rabeiro, 02 Filmes

Tetsu Fujimura
project consultant: Filosophia

Koji Fujino
financial advisor: T.Y.Limited

Ron Gabriel
adr loop group

Ricardo Gorodetcki
title designer

Robin Greavette
assistant location manager: Canada

Richard Greenblatt
adr loop group

David Guthrie
production assistant: Rhombus Media

Rhonda Hall
stand-in: Canada

Ginette Hamel
on-set physiotherapist: Canada

Edwin Hawkeswood
set production assistant: Canada

Michael Healey
adr loop group

John Hirata
stand-in: Uruguay

Ryan Hollyman
adr loop group

Elise Hori
stand-in: Brazil

Daniel Horvat
key production accountant

Yuka Hoshino
marketing executive: GAGA Communications

Rogério Jacyntino
production secretary: Brazil & Uruguay

John Jarvis
adr loop group

Winnifred Jong
script supervisor

Débora Kaganovicius
unit production assistant: Uruguay

Ronan Keane
first assistant accountant payroll: Canada

Kathy Kerrin
accountant: Bee Vine Pictures

Joanna King
office and distribution coordinator: Rhombus Media

Takahiro Kobayashi
legal consultant: IFF/CINV

Toshio Kondo
advisor: Bee Vine Pictures

Alex Kontsalakis
first assistant accountant: Canada

Kevin Krikst
assistant: Niv Fichman, Rhombus Media

Mary Krohnert
adr loop group

Pablo Laporte De Armas
unit production assistant: Uruguay

Esli Leal
financial coordinator: 02 Filmes

Fernanda Leite
assistant location manager: Brazil

Joao Mauricio Leonel
set assistant: Brazil

Erika Levi
personal assistant: Uruguay

Simone Lindo
second accounting assistant: Canada

George P. Lin
accountant: Bee Vine Pictures

Santiago López
assistant location manager: Uruguay

Leonardo Luppi
stand-in: Uruguay

Kate Lynch
adr loop group

Eduardo Lyon
assistant: Fernando Meirelles, 02 Filmes

Maria Victoria Machó Bengor
second unit production assistant: Uruguay

Maria Leticia Macorin
location manager trainee: Brazil

Lilit 'Hank' Malins
location manager: Canada

Nozomi Masuka
script translator: Japan

Hiroyuki Matsunaga
executive assistant: Mr. Yoda, T.Y.Limited

Yuka Matsushima
financial affairs: IFF/CINV

Tsuyoshi Matsushita
promotion director: GAGA Communications

Marina Medeiros
assistant acting coach: blindness, Brazil & Uruguay

Murilo Meola
stand-in: Brazil

Rafal Mickiewicz
stand-in: Canada

Luiza Morandini
personal assistant: Brazil

Pedro Morelli
assistant acting coach: blindness

Mitsuya Morita
director of business affairs: IFF/CINV

Akiko Nagayo
financial affairs: IFF/CINV

Cláudia Nazar
administrative coordinator: 02 Filmes

Kasumi Nishi
legal consultant: IFF/CINV

Amanda Nunes Lima
first assistant accountant: Brazil & Uruguay

Paulino Nunes
adr loop group

Satomi Odake
business coordinator: GAGA Communications

Vital Pasquale
assistant title designer

Thomás Douglas Pastén
production runner: 02 Filmes

Maren Pedrozo
stand-in: Uruguay

Valentina Peirano
second assistant accountant: Uruguay

Inés Peñagaricano
location manager: Uruguay

Pablo Peón
set manager: Uruguay

Josy Peres
personal assistants coordinator: Brazil & Uruguay

Shannon Perreault
adr loop group

Trina Petrik
craft service: Canada

Mimma Petrovic
reference research: photographs

Jordan Pettle
adr loop group

Joaquin P. Peyrou
assistant location manager: Uruguay

Henrique Pires
reference researcher: 02 Filmes

Mariana Prado
personal assistant: Brazil

Tina Marie Remedios
production accountant

Maria Helena Reneiro
craft service: Brazil

José Carlos Riscala
production runner: 02 Filmes

Brenda Robins
adr loop group

Gabriel Rodrigeuz Puig
production coordinator: Uruguay

Alvaro Rodríguez
stand-in: Uruguay

Ryan Rogerson
adr loop group

Alexandre Rossi
animal wrangler: Brazil & Uruguay

Richard Rotter
production assistant: Canada

Jim Russell
legal services

Steven Saltzman
legal services

Fernanda Sanjurjo Olavarría
personal assistant: Uruguay

Masayuki Sano
business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Carolina Sastre
unit production assistant: Uruguay

Rafaeda Schmidt
unit production trainee: Brazil

Ed Segeren
technical consultant

Fabiana Sequeiros
stand-in: Uruguay

Emma Sereny-Johnson
production assistant: Canada

Giannina Settin
personal assistant: Uruguay

Takashi Shinomiya
legal consultant: IFF/CINV

Skye Siriunrs
set medic: Canada

adr loop group

Karie Snyder
production secretary: Canada

Darryl Stawychny
production assistant

David Storch
adr loop group

Dominic Stubbs
accountant: Rhombus Media

Alan Sutton
fire safety coordinator

Tomoyuki Suzuki
legal consultant: IFF/CINV

Kei Takahashi
business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Charles Taylor
firearms wrangler: Canada

Drew Taylor
location assistant: Canada

Hironori Terashima
executive business coordinator: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Masao Teshima
corporate executive: Asmik Ace Entertainment

Mauro Theodoro
stand-in: Brazil

Fernando Tiezzi
assistant blindness coach: Brazil

Guillermo Daniel M. Troha
assistant location manager: Uruguay

adr loop group

Martin Ubillos
second unit production assistant: Uruguay

Yasuhide Uno
corporate executive: GAGA Communications

Milagros Uria Strauch
assistant unit production secretary: Uruguay

Mirella Valente
assistant location manager: Brazil

Laura Varela Müller
unit production assistant: Uruguay

Dolores Vargas
second assistant accountant: Uruguay

Bruno Vecchi Ricci
production runner: 02 Filmes

Al Vrkljan
firearms wrangler: Canada

Masazumi Watanabe
director of creative affairs: IFF/CINV

Wendy Williamson
assistant production coordinator: Canada

Sherry Wolfson
travel assistant

Fernando Hitoshi Yagyu
production runner: 02 Filmes

Michiko Yamaguchi
business coordinator: GAGA Communications

Celso Yamashita
blindness coach: Brazil & Uruguay

Kazuya Yamashita
business affairs: Filosophia

Mandela Youga
craft service: Brazil

Marcelo Yuar
stand-in: Brazil

María Zanocchi
location manager: Uruguay

Phillip Zelante
first assistant set manager: Brazil

Ricardo Zrnini
assistant animal wrangler: Brazil & Uruguay

Thanks

Indira Guha
thanks

Ray-Gude Mertin
dedicated to the memory of

Production Company

Rhombus Media
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O2 Filmes
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Bee Vine Pictures
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Alliance Films
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Ancine
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Asmik Ace Entertainment
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BNDES
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Corus Entertainment
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Fox Filmes do Brasil
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GAGA Communications
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IFFCINV
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Movie Central Network
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Téléfilm Canada
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Distributor

20th Century Fox Brazil

20th Century Fox de Argentina

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group

Asmik Ace Entertainment

Blue Sky Film Distribution

CM Entertainment

Castello Lopes Multimedia

Empire

GAGA Communications

Gativideo

Kinowelt Filmverleih

Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company

Mikado

Miramax Films

Miramax Home Entertainment

Motion Picture Distribution

Odeon

Pathé Cinéma

Pathé

Queen Imperial Films

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Home Entertainment

Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland

Sandrews

Shaw Organisation

Top Film

Special Effects

O2 Filmes

Miscellaneous

1927 Audio
foley recording studio

Alamo
sound re-recording studio

Arte & Magia
catering: Brazil

Barcelona Filmes
grip equipment: Brazil

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies

Chertyo & Carvalares Advogados
legal services

Cinecidade
lighting equipment: Brazil

Cinema Sound
additional adr studio

Decca Records
soundtrack

Eastern Script Service Inc.
clearances

El Camino Films
production services: Uruguay

Enterprise Rent-A-Car
production vehicles: Canada

Entertainment Partners Canada
payroll services: Canada

Estúdio Acústico
music recording studio

Film Finances Canada
completion bond

Fintage House
collection account management

Focused On Food Craft Sercvice
craft service: Canada

Fulstrandia
customs broker

Goldcrest Post Production New York
additional adr studio

Hand Prop
props supplied by

Jones Brown Insurance
insurance services

Kodak
film stock

Metropolis Post
additional adr studio

Mix One Studios
additional adr studio

Motion
Panavision camera equipment: Brazil

Movie Armaments Group
weapons supplied by

Moving Track
grip equipment: Brazil

Musitelli Cámara & Luces
camera and lighting equipment: Uruguay

Northern Signals
support vehicles: Canada

PS Production Services
lighting and grip equipment: Canada

Panavision Canada
camera equipment: Canada

Parã Moviementos
grip equipment: Brazil

Performance Solutions
special effects equipment: Canada

Polaris Star Suites
support vehicles: Canada

Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
lighting equipment: Brazil

REC Studio
score mixing studio

Rancho Relaxo
caterer: Canada

Shittle Freight Logistics
customs broker

Sony Pictures Stock Footage
stock footage

Soundtrack
additional adr studio

Stunt
camera car: Brazil

Tattersall Sound
picture and sound editing equipment: Canada , sound post-production

Technicolor Creative Services VFX Toronto
digital intermediate

Technicolor Creative Services
adr recording facility

Tellavision
video and playback equipment: Canada

Toronto Film Studios
movie studio

Vox Mundi
additional adr studio

Yazbek e Portaro Advogados
clearance services






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