In a small, multi-racial American town, a 5-year-old black girl disappears on her way to school, falling unnoticed into a hidden well. The police investigate a report of the child being seen with a white stranger, leading to a frenzy of rumors and accusations. Before the stranger, Claude Packard, is even found, he is wrongly accused, tried, and convicted.
The Well
Tensions erupt in a small American town when a white man accused of kidnapping a black girl is set free by authorities, sparking widespread violence and chaos.
