迈可曼吉那是一位南非警官，对政府忠诚不二，对错误政策也不曾置疑，他正身处于随时会爆发的风暴中心，却毫不自知。1980年南非种族隔离政策在社会掀起一连串抗争运动，迈可的家庭生活也因此开始崩解，因为他的儿子早已认清了种族隔离政策的残暴本质，而迈可竟是这项恶法的执行者，使迈可面临最无奈的矛盾与挣扎。

故事发生在20世纪80年代初期，种族隔离政策在南非掀起了狂风暴雨般的波澜。帕特里克（德瑞克·卢克 Derek Luke 饰）是炼油厂的领班，他和妻子普利西斯结婚多年，共同养育着两个可爱的小女儿，生活过得十分幸福美满。 日益严重的种族歧视让当地的黑人们群情激奋，他们将这种愤怒通过暴力和破坏的手段发泄了出来。炼油厂发生了爆炸，身为负责人的…

Basson has five days to make it to his fathers funeral in Cape Town, but needs to complete certain tasks on this trip before he can call the family company his own. On the road he meets free-spirited bohemian girl, Amory. As they journey across the breathtaking landscape of South Africa, they meet wonderful characters …

Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most is a child.