South African journalist Donald Woods is forced to flee the country after attempting to investigate the death in custody of his friend, the Black anti-Apartheid activist Steve Biko.

An ex-con on the run from his criminal past hides out from those he ratted on by chaperoning a field trip to New Orleans.

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

After a robbery gone wrong, two young lovers are caught in a deadly series of events that threaten to destroy their dreams of a better life.