Daniel Williams

Based on the true story of the attempted defection in 1970 by a Lithuanian seaman seeking political asylum in the United States. Kudirka was denied asylum and returned to the Soviets, charged with treason, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. It was later discovered and verified that his mother had been born in Brooklyn and gone to Lithuania at a young age, which meant she was a U. S. citizen. As a result, Kudirka was declared a U. S. citizen and in 1974 released by the Soviets.

Socrate Fortlow a commis un double meurtre. Il a payé pour ça. A sa sortie de prison, il vit misérablement en collectant des canettes et des bouteilles consignées. Désormais, il rêve d'une vie tranquille et souhaite se faire une place au sein de la société. Mais sa couleur de peau et sa situation sociale l'empêchent de sortir des bas fonds…