When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice.
 
If you have this many great actors in one film, you expect outstanding performances and this movie gives you just that.  It's intensely powerful and equally heartbreaking.
 
FUN FACT:  Christian Bale learned to operate a furnace for the film and didn't use a double for his scenes inside the steel mill.