An idealistic Dutch colonial officer posted to Indonesia in the 19th century is cohvinced that he can make the kinds of changes that will actually help the local people he is in charge of, but circumstances soon make him realize just how out of touch he really is, and it doesn't take long for things to go from bad to worse.
Badrowi disturbs a married woman he's in love with on her wedding night and kills her husband. He's then severely beaten by villagers and his body is thrown into a ravine. There, he gains supernatural powers from a spider and then starts terrorizing the village.
Tells the story of Matt Dower who is trying to find Nukulom who has made his village impoverished because of blackmail. On his journey, Matt Dower arrives at the lair of Matt Geledek, who has just been released from prison and handed over his power to Munafik. Because he wants to change the place for the better, Natt Dower is removed by Munafik. When Matt Geledek returns home, Munafik is removed because now he has changed.
