When the villagers of Bophelong are forced to leave their houses and resettle in a barren 'homeland,' thirteen-year-old Naledi and her younger brother join in a school demonstration and learn
that the South African government treats even children who dissent with brutality.Betrayed by their chief, who has sold off their homes, impoverished Naledi and her friend Taolo, inhabitants of
a divided South Africa, form a fierce student opposition to the oppression of their people