Blind Ambition is a 2022 documentary based on the lives of four people from Zimbabwe that take part in the World Blind Wine Tasting Championships in France.[1][2]
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 32 reviews.
Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian wrote that "It’s impossible not to smile along with this feelgood documentary about four Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa who got jobs in restaurants, discovered in themselves a brilliant talent for wine-tasting and in 2017 were brought together as the exiled team Zimbabwe for the World Blind Wine Tasting Championships in France".[3] A critic from Daily Express wrote that "The subject matter initially suggests a kind of Cool Runnings with plonk - but Blind Ambition soon builds into a full-bodied feel-good film".[4]
Except a mixed review at Roger Moore's Movie Nation[5] and another at the BFI website,[6] other reviews were generally also very positive.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
References
edit- ^ "They escape political and economic chaos — and rise as sommeliers". NPR.
- ^ "Blind Ambition is an underdog tale about passion for wine and home". October 5, 2022 – via www.theglobeandmail.com.
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (August 10, 2022). "Blind Ambition review – a fine vintage: four refugees become world-class sommeliers" – via The Guardian.
- ^ HUNTER, ALLAN (August 12, 2022). "Blind Ambition review: 'A full-bodied feel-good film'". Express.co.uk.
- ^ Moore, Roger (2022-09-01). "Documentary Review: Zimbabwean refugees turn Sommeliers, thanks to "Blind Ambition"". Movie Nation. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Blind Ambition review: wine doc with a glass half full". BFI. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Daniels, Robert. "Blind Ambition movie review & film summary (2022) | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Avec le film " Blind Ambition ", le monde du vin prend des couleurs – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Blind ambition, l'ascension par la dégustation de vin". www.vitisphere.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Shuswap International Film Festival opens with feel-good documentary Blind Ambition". Salmon Arm Observer. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Thomas, Louis (2022-08-09). "'Blind Ambition' released in UK cinemas". The Drinks Business. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Blind Ambition – first-look review". Little White Lies. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Blind Ambition | 2021 Tribeca Festival". Tribeca. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Byrnes, Paul (March 2, 2022). "Hero's journey to the Olympics of wine leaves a strange taste". The Sydney Morning Herald.
External links
edit- Blind Ambition at IMDb
- Blind Ambition on Rotten Tomatoes