Blind

After losing her sight, Ingrid retreats into the safety of her apartment where every room becomes a place she can measure and control. The small rituals of daily life, once routine, now feel heavy with responsibility as she negotiates with her careful husband Morten and her own fluctuating thoughts. At first she treks through the rhythm of the familiar space, sensing him at home when he should be away at work. Then a different tension emerges from the outside world: a lonely neighbor, tired of the same extreme fantasies, begins to fixate on a woman across the street. Ingrid knows about this, yet the real challenge lies inside her, where repressed fears and hidden desires rise to the surface and blur the line between protection and danger.

Directed by Eskil Vogt, Blind adapts Terje Holtet Larsen's story into a stark Norwegian drama that marks Vogt's first feature as a director and showcases his talent for quiet, precise storytelling. The film premiered at international festivals in 2014 and later found a small but devoted audience.

Blind is often noted for its close focus on perception and silence, using sound design and a restrained visual palette to place viewers inside Ingrid's altered reality. The film challenges assumptions about disability and agency, inviting discussion about how private fears shape what we notice about others.

Critics consistently praised the film's restrained pace and Petersen's nuanced performance as Ingrid, with Vogt's direction extracting tension from sparse dialogue and folds of memory. The story explores isolation, the fragility of memory, and the way fantasy collides with reality when the mind refuses to let go of what it fears.

Box office data for Blind is not widely reported; the film circulated mainly through festivals and limited release, reflecting its art house profile rather than a broad commercial run. Its reception was strong in critic circles, helping the film gain visibility.