Adaptación musical de la novela de Alice Walker sobre las luchas de toda la vida de una mujer afroamericana que vive en el sur a principios del siglo XX.

La vida es perfecta para el profesor John Brennan hasta que su esposa, Laura, es acusada de un asesinato que no ha cometido. Durante tres largos años, John se ve condenado a sacar adelante a su hijo sin ninguna ayuda, a seguir dando clase en el colegio como si nada hubiera ocurrido y a reunir las pruebas necesarias para probar la inocencia de Laura.Pero su esposa está tan desesperada que intenta suicidarse. Después de esta traumática experiencia, a John no le queda otro remedio que idear un plan para ayudarle a escapar de la cárcel. Está dispuesto a dejar de ser quien es con tal de salvar a la mujer que ama.

Tomasz Komenda was 23 years old when his normal life was brutally interrupted. Overnight he was arrested, thrown into prison and charged with murder. Subsequent expert opinions confirmed his participation in the crime, and any evidence was against him. For nearly two decades in prison, he was beaten, intimidated, humiliated and on his own. Finally, after 18 years of imprisonment, prosecutors and a policeman appeared on his way, who decided to discover the truth behind the mysterious case of the detainee.

Convicts on a chain gang sniff formaldehyde fumes to get high. They attempt a prison break and are shot down by the guards. After being buried, they rise from the dead, killing all in their path with shovels and hoes.

A Southern Indiana man endures a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop.