Made as part of a Master’s thesis, this is a film about the Cape’s political history, which in many ways was more complex and diverged markedly from that of the rest of the country. Cissy Gool recognised the divisiveness of the Cape franchise laws and fought for the enfranchisement of all South Africans. Central to the political debate was the damaging and heated antagonism between the respective followers of Trotsky and Stalin. Gool, a courageous and controversial figure, inspired others who fought for a just South Africa. Interviews with her contemporaries, R.O. Dudley of the Unity Movement and Pauline Podbrey, help provide a valuable context, as do members of Gool’s family.