A researcher is searching for a film directed by a member of LEKRA in the 1960s that have never been found in order to complete his post-graduate thesis. In the midst of the search, he meet a man who helps him to locate the reels.
Murni wants to be ronggeng but she doesn't want tradition to serve men keep going. With the help of Pandu, her educated little friend, they try lying to the public that Murni has opened "kelambu" with him. But the lie doesn't work smooth when she rejects other men who want to sleep with her...