Deadly accidents plague Swastica Mine at the tiny coal camp of Brilliant, New Mexico. But until young pit boss Manuel Torres decides to organize the men and fight for something better, no one has asked the obvious question: Why? Only after Manuel endures a grizzly escape from deep underground do the frightened miners agree to listen to him again. But even as he tries to build momentum for a union, Superintendent Alex Russell makes his final move to bury the secrets of Swastica Mine forever. Can Manuel stop him in time to rescue his town?