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 parece perfecta para John Brennan hasta que su esposa, Lara, es arrestada por un asesinato que afirma no haber cometido. Tras tres años de condena, John lucha por mantener a su familia unida, por educar a su hijo y por seguir enseñando en el instituto mientras utiliza todos los medios disponibles para demostrar la inocencia de su mujer. Con el rechazo de su apelación final, Lara comienza a tener pensamientos suicidas y John decide que no hay ningún otro camino, que solo existe una solución posible: ayudar a su esposa a escapar de la cárcel. Negándose a ser disuadido por las pocas probabilidades de éxito o por su propia inexperiencia, John elabora un plan de escape y se sumerge en un mundo desconocido y peligroso, arriesgándolo todo por 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.