Teacher Ben du Toit mostly ignores the problems of apartheid in South Africa until he discovers that the son of a gardener at his school has been killed by corrupt policeman Stolz . Du Toit persuades human rights attorney Ian McKenzie to try the long-shot case against Stolz. During the trial, Du Toit's transformation into an advocate for justice is so absolute that it distances him from his family.
Teacher Ben du Toit mostly ignores the problems of apartheid in South Africa until he discovers that the son of a gardener at his school has been killed by corrupt policeman Stolz . Du Toit persuades human rights attorney Ian McKenzie to try the long-shot case against Stolz. During the trial, Du Toit's transformation into an advocate for justice is so absolute that it distances him from his family.