Under the Protection of Ka'Bah

Hamid and his mother work for Engku Jafar and his family. In return, Engku Jafar provides them with a family-like relationship. Hamid even goes to school with Zainab, Engku’s daughter. Set in Indonesia, in 1922, Hamid’s feeling for Zainab dramatically tried when Engku Ja’far tells him that Zainab will be married to Arifin, an educated yet sophisticated young man. —CinemaPoetica.com