In 1927, South Africa passes the Immorality Act, which prohibits sexual intercourse between “Europeans” (white people) and “natives” (Black people). Abram, a white man, and his Black wife, Alisa, have their share of marital problems, but they also have a comfortable life with their two young girls. After the Act is passed, their two children are evidence of their involvement in a union that has been criminalized. Abram is at a loss as to how to protect his young family. And with this, and his hesitation, the couple’s bond is broken. Alisa, who is Jamaican and the descendant of slaves, comes to a heart-breaking conclusion based on her past and collective history—and she commits her own devastating act, one that will reverberate throughout the family’s entire life.