Borboh and Kalokoh are two miners in the diamond fields awaiting a prophecy that they will be rich. Their boss MSV saw no reason for that - and year after year ensured the prophecy is not fulfilled except for himself Schemes of betrayal and adultery take centre stage. Borboh's wife Fatu in frustration runs away to another man and their son Medo drowned in the Sewa River, supposedly with a big diamond In the end one survived, leaving the other dead in a town jail besides their repentant boss