In this gripping adaptation of Harper Lee's cherished Pulitzer Prize winning novel, Jean Louise "Scout" Finch recalls her childhood during the smoldering Alabama summer of 1936 when her father, Atticus, was appointed to defend a black man accused of a rape he did not commit. Atticus' courage in upholding his principles in the face of community anger reveals to Scout the power of dignity and resistance. Charles Towers directs this faithful adaptation of Lee's poignant tale of innocence and experience, cruelty and kindness.