- The film narrates the life of four persons and their struggle for their survival in differnt situations..
- James Gibson is an ex-con who has spent his life in and out of prison. One day, his life turns around when he settles down, meets the love of his life and has a child with her, but an unforeseeable tragedy strikes and his life is never the same.
- 在1949年荷兰殖民军队袭击印尼共和国首都的背景下,两个家庭面临各种的问题:特蒙顿失去了父亲,并和祖母一起生活;罗莫参与了新生共和国的独立斗争,他的妻子却在担心女儿与其他人的感情问题