After living in the United States for 14 years, South African exile Vusi (Ice Cube) returns to his birthplace for his father's funeral. Grappling with the country's post-apartheid changes and a new identity, Vusi travels to Johannesburg to find his missing brother, Steven. But through Steven's cocaine-addicted girlfriend, Karin (Elizabeth Hurley), Vusi learns a ruthless drug lord may be behind the disappearance.