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Release Date: February 1, 2008
On DVD: June 3, 2008
Genre: Horror, Suspense
Director: David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Writer: Sebastian Gutierrez, Jo Jo Yuet-chun Hui
Cast: Jessica Alba, Parker Posey, Alessandro Nivola, Tamlyn Tomita, Chloe Moretz
Studio: Lionsgate
Official site: theeyethefilm.com
Running Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence/terror and disturbing content

Sydney Wells (Jessica Alba) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (Alessandro Nivola) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (Parker...

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