In the lush landscapes of 19th-century Java, a young Javanese student finds himself caught between two worlds-the oppressors and the oppressed. Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world.
In the lush landscapes of 19th-century Java, a young Javanese student finds himself caught between two worlds-the oppressors and the oppressed. Minke is a young Javanese student of great intelligence and ambition. Living equally among the colonists and colonized of 19th-century Java, he battles against the confines of colonial strictures. It is his love for Annelies that enables him to find the strength to embrace his world.