Bim

During Ria's wedding in Caroni County, Bhagwan Singh orders his men to kill Gopaul's two sons. Harry is killed and Charlie escapes. Later that night, Charlie returns, kills Bhagwan Singh and shoots Bim, ending the feud with a brutal personal loss.

After his father's funeral, Bim moves to Belmont to live with his aunt Babsie and her husband Balo. He endures abuse and theft of the money sent for his schooling. At a new school, he is the only Indian student, isolated and ridiculed.

At school, Indian Bim faces racism from teacher Mr. Hudson and Afro-Trinidadian students led by Pinhead. After his book is stolen and he is harassed, he defends himself by stabbing Pinhead. The incident leads to his expulsion from school and a clash with Balo.

Expelled from school, Bim fights with Balo and runs away from home. He spends the night in a cemetery, briefly outside his family’s protection as he grapples with his future.

In a flash-forward, Bim becomes an adult vagabond dubbed 'Bim Bim' who survives by stealing in Port of Spain. He quits a steelpan gig after an argument, then hangs around Wabham’s underground poker joint and meets Angela, a prostitute he frequents.

A police encounter lands Bim in the orbit of a corrupt network. Corporal Joseph, paid off by Wabham, helps him escape, and The Captain—a smuggler of Grenadian refugees—takes him to Cedros. Tozo warns that police have been tipped off about their operations.

A bar flashback shows Bim facing the gangster Goldteeth, who scars him and hints at a larger threat. In the present, The Captain reveals he knew Goldteeth as a child, and they reminisce about the danger that binds Bim to this world.

Detective Jones reports to the Police Commissioner about a boatload of Grenadian refugees and identifies The Captain as a suspect, though there is no hard evidence. The political climate grows tense as independence looms and refugee smuggling continues from Cedros.

Back in Caroni County, Jalwat Singh campaigns against Charlie (Baba Charlie). The people fear independence more than Charlie’s violence, and Jalwat warns that Charlie is using race to manipulate them.

The Captain’s smuggling operation is exposed and he is captured by police; Bim escapes and returns to Wabham. He learns Anna, once a childhood friend, has become a prostitute in Port of Spain, and that Charlie has branded him as dead. He vows to reclaim his family.

In San Fernando, Bim seeks Jalwat Singh’s support and the panchayat agrees to back him, warning that independence shifts power. Bim pulls a gun on Charlie’s men and publicly proclaims his identity as Bhagwan Singh’s son.

Bim ambushes Charlie by the river, shoots him as he tries to flee, and takes control of the Indian labor movement. He reclaims his name, becomes a political force, and outlines plans to form a party to defend Indo-Trinidadians, while promising Anna’s return.

A tennis match between the Governor and Police Commissioner frames the island’s political tensions. The Governor urges dropping the Bim probe; Bim and Jalwat attend the Governor’s house, while Anna and Cutter navigate restrictions and Ben Joseph presses for alliances that Bim ultimately rejects.

As the Governor’s scene closes, Anna is recognized by a former client who attempts to kidnap her. Bim intervenes and shoots the kidnappers in a fit of rage, ending the film with his scream and a display of his possessive protection over Anna.