Near the end of WWII, a prisoner named Angelo is framed for murder.
Smith, the deaf and dumb son of a rural coloured preacher, refuses to accept the menial labour on offer in the small farming community where he’s grown up. He tries to earn a living in the city, but this ends in assault, and his return home sparks off a cycle of vengeful violence.
A private eye investigates fraud in the world of horse racing.
