Ballerino

Borneo, 1841. Amid the British colonial rule of the region, Sandokan is a pirate who sails the South China Sea together with his faithful friend Yanez de Gomera and the rest of his international crew. While boarding a cargo ship belonging to the Sultan of Brunei, Sandokan frees a mysterious prisoner, who believes him to be the prophesied warrior who will free his people from foreign oppression. On the island of Labuan, home of the British consulate, he meets the daughter of the consul, Marianne Guillonk, known as the "Pearl of Labuan" for her beauty and indomitable nature whereby she rejects all of her rich suitors. Their encounter awakens in her a sense of adventure that she is unable to express within the strict Victorian societal norms and brings her closer to Sandokan, with whom she shares an endless struggle for freedom. However, between the two comes Lord James Brooke, a charming pirate hunter and adventurer at the helm of the Royalist frigate, who is ready to do anything to capture Sandokan and win Marianne's heart. At the heart of the Bornean jungle, everyone will finally face a choice: Marianne will have to overcome her doubts and insecurities and choose between Brooke and Sandokan; Brooke's ambitions will clash with his vulnerabilities; and Sandokan, a simple pirate living day by day, will discover his true identity and become the "Tiger of Malaysia". ^ "L'attesa è finita: da lunedì 1° dicembre arriva 'Sandokan'" (Press release) (in Italian). RAI. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.