Travelers looking for lodging. They then found the Melati Inn and became guests there. Until one day they realized that if they were in there, they would never get out again.

故事发生在1800年代中期荷属东印度群岛殖民时期，一群背景各异的人起身反抗总督的残暴统治，不久便掌控荷军驻扎过的格里斯小镇。片中剧情围绕着数个拥有不同背景与信念的独特角色发展，他们团结一致努力摆脱暴政的钳制，争取决定自己命运的机会。