
Wilfriedreferstohimselfas‘kingone-eyeinthelandoftheblind’.ThislandlaysinMerksplas’prisoninBelgiumandtheblindaretheinterneeswhoresideintheprisonwithouttreatment.MentallyillcriminalsinBelgiumarenotheldresponsiblefortheiractionsbutbecomeseparatedfromsociety.Therecriminalactsrangefrommurdertostabbingfireofabike.Duetothelackofplacesinpsychiatrichospitalstheyendupinprisonwithoutanypossibilityfortherapynorenddate.Theirfilesmentionasdateofrelease:31/12/9999.<br/> 9999intertwinesfivedifferentstoriesofthese‘blind.’Thesemenarewaiting;forcomfort,forhope,forfreedom,forchange.Thetimebetweentheirprisonbarsisaltogetherdifferentfromthetimeoutsidetheprisonwalls.Timeisannihilated.Theonlythingthatremainsisaneternalconfrontation;aconfrontationwiththeirdeedsandwiththeirillness.Thereisnothingelse.Inthisfilmwedisappear,togetherwiththecharactersinneedoftreatment,behindtheinexorablecloseddoors.Wewaitsidebyside.