Niamh Cusack, known best for her part in Hearbeat, plays a white woman who marries a black man. The natural reaction of the family is to outcast him, except the father of the character that Niamh Cusack plays. Also, the other character that respects him is the white man, in love with her. But she married the black, and when he flees the country after a run-in with her brother, she still won't marry the white man - she is married to the black. This was all around the time when their child has just been born.
He comes back, years later, finds his daughter as a maid; and after some complex events, finally makes contact with the white woman who he married all those years ago. Although, he is dying when they meet, so she only has a few short weeks.
Then this allows he to make a fresh start with the white man who's always stood by her and always loved her, too.