Based on the bestselling book by Kyle Onstott, Mangingo is a shocking look at plantation life in the Deep South. Mede, is a slave whose master Hammond Maxwell intends on keeping him as a prizefighter. As Maxwell focuses his attention on his wenches and Mede's brutal training, his neglected wife turns her passion towards Mede himself. The sordid doings explode across the screen as Mandingo plays out its savage and dramatic story.