First audio film offers joy to blind

SHANGHAI: The release of the country's first audio film will enable visually impaired Chinese to enjoy a movie like never before.

Examination 1977 will be played publicly for 158,000 visually impaired residents of Shanghai, where the film was produced, from April 23. Audiences can enjoy the movie free of charge, the Shanghai Disabled Persons' Federation said.

The audio film - also called a "barrier-free film" - features recorded narrations that describe scenes for blind viewers, who would otherwise miss out on the movie's non-auditory aspects.