Plot
Based on Joseph Conrad's first novel, Almayer's Folly which was published in 1895, this epic film tells the story of Kaspar Almayer, a Dutch trader struggling to survive in Borneo jungle. His dream of finding a mythical gold mountain is challenged by his scheming wife, the colonial authorities, the political machinations of the local chief and Arab traders, and his daughter's love for a freedom-fighting Malay prince.