South Africa, 1976. The police ruled Gordon Ngubene's death a suicide. But Afrikaans school teacher Ben du Toit (Donald Sutherland) knew he was the victim of police torture. Seeking justice, Ben hires Ian McKenzie (Marlon Brando) to represent the family. Ben risks his family and career to take on a system run by racists, thugs and murderers. Jurgen Prochnow and Susan Sarandon also star.
