Ummi Aminah, a 68 years old ustadzah (the term originally means teacher but in Indonesian urban contexts it often translates to Islamic preacher), has loyal congregation. She has seven children. From her first failed marriage, she has two children: Umar whose wife is Risma. Risma is a typical daughter-in-law, cynical and is not in a good relationship with Ummi’s family. Risma is always worried that Umar’s family will take advantage of their wealth. This often drives Umar over his edge so that he threateans to divorce Risma. Aisyah, the second daughter, is a housewife whose husband is Hasan, a middle level civil servant, with two little children.

Rara, a lonely 8-year-old girl, wants a small window in her hut located in the slum area of Menteng Pulo, Jakarta. Mbok, Rara's ailing grandmother and her father, Raga, do not have enough money to buy the window. So Rara and friends busk for money in the streets or rent out umbrellas on raining days. Meanwhile, in a luxurious housing complex in Jakarta, Aldo, 11-year-old boy, and does not have any friends. Neglected by his rich father, Ratna Syahri, his grandmother, Nek Aisha, is his only comfort. One day, Aldo meets Rara when the car he is in, grazes her. They become good friends and she is the one he turns to when he flees from home after a quarrel with his brother.