Sandokan

Borneo, 1841. In a world dominated by British colonial power, Sandokan is a pirate who lives for the moment. He sails the South China Sea alongside his loyal friend Yanez and their crew of pirates — a band of adventurers from the four corners of the world. One day, during a raid on a cargo ship belonging to the Sultan of Brunei, Sandokan frees a mysterious Dayak prisoner, a member of an indigenous people long oppressed. The man believes Sandokan to be the warrior foretold in an ancient prophecy — the one who will liberate his people from foreign rule. But Sandokan pays no heed: he's just a pirate who loves his crew and his freedom. That’s how he has always lived. But everything is about to change... because during a daring raid on the British Consulate of Labuan, Sandokan meets Marianne Guillonk. Marianne is the young daughter of the British Consul. She’s known throughout this corner of the world as the Pearl of Labuan — not only for her beauty, but also for her fierce spirit, which leads her to reject all the wealthy suitors who seek her hand. Her encounter with Sandokan awakens a spirit of adventure that the rigid cages of Victorian society had always suppressed. Sandokan and Marianne are two worlds colliding — worlds that couldn’t be more different. A love story that seems impossible. But nothing is impossible when two hearts yearn for the same thing: freedom. Between them, however, stands Lord James Brooke, the dark and charismatic “pirate hunter.” He’s British too, but unlike the others: neither a rich merchant nor a career soldier, but a bold adventurer who, at the helm of his frigate, the Royalist, sows panic among the pirates of Southeast Asia. Ambitious and brilliant, Brooke captures Sandokan’s crew and begins his pursuit of their captain. The paths of all three cross in Labuan, where Brooke is ready to do whatever it takes to stop Sandokan, seize power… and win Marianne’s heart. And Marianne, in turn, cannot ignore the allure of this man so unlike any she has ever known — a man who, in many ways, resembles her. Thus begins an adventure that unfolds across the seas of Borneo, the bustling city of Singapore, and the lush tropical jungle of the island. It is here, deep in the forest among the Dayak tribes, that Sandokan will meet his destiny. In the final reckoning, each of them must choose their fate.

Marianne, torn between Brooke and Sandokan, will have to face the darkest truths of her world and decide what she truly wants. Brooke will have to weigh his boundless ambition against his most vulnerable side.

And Sandokan, once just a pirate living for the day, will be called to rise… and become the Tiger of Malaysia.