Cruel, brave struggle in defense of the poor and downtrodden. The story is set during the two significant periods in the life of Bishop Pedro Kasaldaligi. The first was in 1988, when he was subjected to "the examination of faith" by Cardinals Gentin and Ratzinger in Vatican. Another was in 1968, when he arrived in San Felix in Brazil at the age of 40 years, enthusiastic about the possibility of working as a missionary. Soon he found nasty living conditions: downtrodden workers, exploited and often killed with impunity by the most influential landowners, as the authorities turned a blind eye to justice. Brutal, ruthless situations that Kasaldaliga fought were endangering his own life. "Barefoot on Red Soil" is not just a story; it is the story that touches the soul and awakens passionate sense of outrage and injustice.