Police officer Dirk Hendricks (Jamie Bartlett) files an amnesty application Alex Mpondo (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
A member of the South African Parliament who cant remember the torture he once endured as a captive political activist.
South African born attorney Sarah Barcant (Hilary Swank), meanwhile, returns to her homeland to represent Mpondo.
As well as Steve Sizela, Mpondo's friend who was arrested along with him, and never heard from again.
This film is one of the best films to come out about the South African regime of Aparthied, in the past.
Everybody should watch it.