The story follows two men at the South American prison, who are sharing one cell. The first one, Valentin Arregui is imprisoned due to certain political activities, and the other one Luis Molina is convicted of sexual misbehavior. Luis is trying to distract his attention from the present day; instead of that Valentin is focusing only on the current circumstances. As time goes, two men are ought to learn how to understand each other.
The venue of the philosophical thriller "Blindness" is a huge megalopolis, which has no name. Here a strange epidemic of blindness begins ... The residents of this city are losing their sight one by one and it makes a metropolis to be on the verge of life and death. Only one woman is capable of seeing for some unknown reason. Could she be a guide for others? The film is based on a novel by the writer of the Nobel laureate - Jose Saramago, who participated in the adaptation of the script.