Blind Ambition (2022 film) explained

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

On 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]}

External links

• • Blind Ambition on Rotten Tomatoes

Notes and References

1. Web site: They escape political and economic chaos — and rise as sommeliers . NPR.
2. Web site: Blind Ambition is an underdog tale about passion for wine and home. October 5, 2022. www.theglobeandmail.com.
3. Web site: Blind Ambition review – a fine vintage: four refugees become world-class sommeliers. Peter. Bradshaw. August 10, 2022. The Guardian.
4. Web site: Blind Ambition review: 'A full-bodied feel-good film'. ALLAN. HUNTER. August 12, 2022. Express.co.uk.
5. Web site: Moore . Roger . 2022-09-01 . Documentary Review: Zimbabwean refugees turn Sommeliers, thanks to "Blind Ambition" . 2023-09-26 . Movie Nation . en.
6. Web site: Blind Ambition review: wine doc with a glass half full . 2023-09-26 . BFI . en.
7. Web site: Daniels . Robert . Blind Ambition movie review & film summary (2022) Roger Ebert . 2023-09-26 . rogerebert.com/ . en.
8. Web site: 2022-08-27 . Avec le film " Blind Ambition ", le monde du vin prend des couleurs – Jeune Afrique . 2023-09-26 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
9. Web site: Blind ambition, l'ascension par la dégustation de vin . 2023-09-26 . www.vitisphere.com . fr.
10. Web site: 2023-02-15 . Shuswap International Film Festival opens with feel-good documentary Blind Ambition . 2023-09-26 . Salmon Arm Observer . en.
11. Web site: Thomas . Louis . 2022-08-09 . 'Blind Ambition' released in UK cinemas . 2023-09-26 . The Drinks Business . en-GB.
12. Web site: Blind Ambition – first-look review . 2023-09-26 . Little White Lies . en.
13. Web site: Blind Ambition 2021 Tribeca Festival . 2023-09-26 . Tribeca.
14. Web site: Hero’s journey to the Olympics of wine leaves a strange taste. Paul. Byrnes. March 2, 2022. The Sydney Morning Herald.