Set in 1901 against the backdrop of the Anglo-Boer War, this powerful, period epic follows Willem Morkel - a Boer and family man whose wife and son are murdered during the conflict.
Captured as a prisoner of war, Willem must survive incarceration in the notorious St. Helena concentration camp. Constantly tortured and humiliated by the camp commander (Colonel Swannell) and his soldiers in an effort to break the prisoners emotionally and cripple them physically, it only serves to fuel their resistance and quest for vengeance So, when the Colonel throws down the gauntlet of a rugby match: prisoners vs soldiers they see their chance!