Sabar, Wahyu, Slamet, Sugeng and Rahayu live in Selopamioro Village, 40 km south of Yogyakarta. Five friends who live in this simplicity still have a high spirit to gain knowledge. When the sun comes up they go to school barefoot, cross the river and walk a few kilometers, and at dusk they come to recite the Koran at the Islamic boarding school by torchlight. At first, Sabar did not allow his grandmother to attend the Koran at the Islamic boarding school because she had to help him find firewood and grass for the goats. Patience and asking Kyai Landung to persuade grandmother, so Patience can attend the recitation. One day, five friends accidentally found something odd in the middle of a teak forest.
At first, a pedicab driver experienced a strange incident: he found money that turned into leaves after taking a young pregnant woman to the market. Then Bethari and her daughter, Putri Cemeti, appeared. They both became stealth after committing suicide. This incident made Mbah Rekso and Kyai Sambu, two figures from different sects, give up resistance.
