A simple thief on Goto, an isolated island ruled by a barbaric dictator, climbs ranks from criminal to fly-catcher, dog-keeper and boot polisher, other islanders get caught up in throes of temptation, which threatens to change the fate of the island forever. Dictator Goto III is married to the beautiful Glossia, who in turn is lusted after by the petty thief Gozo as he works his way up the hierarchy.