On an island, there lived a mute girl named Juminten. She was the daughter of a salt worker. Juminten befriended Manto, the only son of the Sandosa family, a salt tycoon where her mother worked. However, Manto's mother, Salma, strongly forbade their relationship because Juminten was mute and deaf. Yet Manto's love for Juminten remained unwavering. Manto decided to take Juminten away from the island and start a new life in the city of Yogyakarta.