Three thugs assault a newlywed couple, raping and murdering the bride. The groom is accused of murder, but escapes from the police and hunts down the perpetrators. Filmed in Suriname.

Based on a true story, "Sounds of Sugarcane" tells the tale of two boys, an African and an Indian, who are growing up on a sugar plantation in Guyana, as a slave and indentured labourer respectively, trying to re-gain their freedom.