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Blindsight

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Six blind Tibetan teenagers climb the Lhakpa-Ri peak of Mount Everest, led by seven-summit blind mountain-climber Erik Weihenmayer.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2006-09-11

Runtime: 104 mins

Director: Lucy Walker

Spoken language: Deutsch, Italiano, བོད་སྐད་།

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Blindsight

Production Companies: Robson Entertainment

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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