Posted AT 3:29 AM EDT on 29/04/08
Canadian-made film Blindness to open Cannes
The Canadian-made feature film Blindness will have its world premiere on May 14 as the opening-night gala film of the 61st Cannes Film Festival.The news, which will be announced today, marks the first time in 28 years that a Canadian movie has been chosen for this prestigious slot that kicks off the glamorous 12-day festival in the south of France.
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