is a love story set against the forced removals of a community by the apartheid regime in the 1960's. Mary, a young songwriter and her boyfriend Cassiem audition for Mr Goldman, who owns Star Tone Records. Sandy, Mr Goldman's grand-daughter who is visiting from London catches Cassiem's eye. Mr Goldman would like to contract Mary, but Sandy persuades him that Cassiem would be a better bet. When Sandy's camera is stolen by a street child, Cassiem offers to escort her around the District.
District Six is declared for "whites only" and people start receiving letters from "The Board" offering them alternative accommodation on the Cape Flats.

Nines, a local gangster is apolicital to begin with, but he slowly starts to understand the implications of the apartheid laws through the mentoring of Damaka, a blind herbalist. Nines has a crush on Mary and when he discoveres that Cassiem and Sandy are having an affair he betrays them to "the Law".