A quirky, but happily in love young Italian couple fall in with an older, but distinctly reserved Swedish couple whilst on vacation on islands off the coast of Southern Italy. Eventually the couples seem to warm to each other as the infectious youths bring the standoffish couple out of their shells. But there is a sinister reason for the Swedish couple's cold behavior and it may spell doom for them all.
Sandokan sets sail for Labuan in search of Governor James Brook. During his trip, he meets Yanez, a vagabond from Portugal, a ten-year-old Indian boy called Kammamuri, and Marian, James Brooke's niece. The island of Mompracem is their beloved hideout, where they confront a powerful band of pirates called “The Tigers of Malaysia.”
