Movie Story : In 1987, during the height of apartheid in South Africa, brothers Impi and Nkosana grow up on a farm as the sons of servants. Their white employers are relaxed about racial segregation, and a tender bond forms between Impi and the owners' blond daughter, Elizabeth. That fragile peace is shattered when three racist young Boers arrive, setting off a tragedy that leaves the two Zulu boys on their own.