When Atticus takes on the defense of a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, the Finch family faces the community’s backlash, revealing the deep-seated prejudices of their town.
Set in the 1930s American South, young Scout Finch grows up in a world rife with racial tension. She and her brother, Jem, navigate childhood curiosity under the steady guidance of their father, the principled lawyer Atticus Finch. When Atticus takes on the defense of a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman, the Finch family faces the community’s backlash, revealing the deep-seated prejudices of their town.