The Power of One is an intriguing story of a young English boy named P.K.
and his passion for changing the world. Growing up he suffered as the only
English boy in an Afrikaans school. Soon orphaned, he was placed in the
care of a German national named Professor von Vollensteen, a friend of his
grandfather. Doc develops P.K.`s piano talent and P.K. becomes `assistant
gardener` in Doc`s cactus garden. It is not long after WWII begins that Doc is
placed in prison for failure to register with the English government as a
foreigner. P.K. makes frequent visits and meets Geel Piet, an inmate, who
teaches him to box. Geel Piet spreads the myth of the Rainmaker, the one
who brings peace to all of the tribes. P.K. is cast in the light of this myth.
After the war P.K. attends an English private school where he continues to
box. He meets a young girl, Maria, with whom he falls in love. Her father,
Professor Daniel Marais, is a leader of the Nationalist Party of South Africa.
The two fight to teach the natives English as P.K.`s popularity grows via the
myth. Maria is killed. P.K. looses focus until he sees the success of his
language school among the tribes. He and Guideon Duma continue the work
in hopes of building a better future for Africa.