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The Eye

The Eye

How can you believe your eyes when they're not yours?

20085.91h 38m

Overview

Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

Directed by Xavier Palud
Written by Sebastian Gutierrez, Danny Pang Phat, Jojo Hui Yuet-Chun
Produced by Paula Wagner, Don Granger, Michelle Manning
Box OfficeBudget: $12.0MRevenue: $58.0M

Top Cast

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Sydney Wells

Alessandro Nivola

Alessandro Nivola

Dr. Paul Faulkner

Parker Posey

Parker Posey

Helen Wells

Chloë Grace Moretz

Chloë Grace Moretz

Alicia Millstone

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Simon McCullough

Mia Stallard

Mia Stallard

Little Girl

Obba Babatundé

Obba Babatundé

Dr. Haskins

Danny Mora

Danny Mora

Miguel

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Rosa Martinez

Tamlyn Tomita

Tamlyn Tomita

Mrs. Cheung

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathblindness and impaired visioneye operationeyesightsibling relationshipafterlifeclassical musiceyesistereye specialistremakecorneal transplant

About The Eye

The Eye is a drama, horror, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of dying and death, blindness and impaired vision, eye operation, eyesight, sibling relationship, afterlife. Directed by Xavier Palud, it stars Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola, Parker Posey. Violinist Sydney Wells was accidentally blinded by her sister Helen when she was five years old. She submits to a cornea transplantation, and while recovering from the operation, she realizes that she is seeing dead people.

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