9999Ellen Vermeulen
Mentally challenged criminals can not be held responsible for their actions. They do not belong in jail, but it is where they often end up, in the absence of an alternative. Without treatment and without perspective, their release date is December 31ste of the year 9999. Time loses all meaning here. “9999” takes you to a forgotten part of Belgium and looks some internees, languishing in the prison of Merksplas, straight in the eyes. A candid, intimate and often poignant portrait of people whose lives are stationary in time.
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Directed by Ellen Vermeulen
Belgiл
2014 72 min.
Nederlands
Subtitles: English
Programme
Belgian selection
credits
Director
Ellen Vermeulen
Producer
Bram Crols & Mark Daems
Production company
Associate Directors
Cinematography
Jonathan Wannyn
Editing
Dieter Diependaele
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