Hip-hop superstar turned actor Ice Cube stars in this thought-provoking crime thriller from director Charles Burnett (To Sleep with Anger) as young man falsely implicated in a murder investigation. When the sheriff's department's lone black officer (Michael Boatman) begins to suspect foul play, he enlists the help of a female deputy (Lori Petty) to expose a culture of corruption and brutality rampant within the legal system.