For years it had been what is called a deteriorating situation. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family libera... » 

For years it had been what is called a deteriorating situation. Now all over South Africa the cities are battlegrounds. The members of the Smales family liberal whites are rescued from the terror by their servant July who leads them to refuge in his native village. What happens to the Smaleses and to July the shifts in character and relationships gives us an unforgettable look into the terrifying tacit understandings and misunderstandins between blacks and whites. «