The film stars Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Merong Mahawangsa, who escorts Prince Marcus Carprenius of the Roman Empire to Langkasuka to marry Princess Meng Li Hua from the Han Dynasty of China, thus uniting the two powers of East and West.

However, the Roman Emperor's son Marcus Carprenius (Gavin Stenhouse) opposes the decision as he will only be used as a pawn in the two countries' political schemes so he tries to sail away.

Upon arrival, Marcus and his entourage are greeted by a local dealer who introduces them to Merong Mahawangsa (Stephen Rahman-Hughes), a smuggler who claims to be the descendant of the Greek king Alexander the Great.

The next morning, the Chinese and the Romans are attacked by a pirate tribe called Garuda led by a sorcerer named Taji (Wan Hanafi Su).

Merong is nursed back to health by a tribal leader named Kesum (Rahim Razali) and Embok (ms:Ummi NazeeraUmmi Nazeera).

[3] The Garuda in the original tale is depicted as a gigantic bird-like creature whereas the film—due to limitations of the technology needed to recreate the bird—instead portrays it as a different entity, particularly a pirate tribe nation with its own island.

The film's music score was initially composed by Reza Ramsey and Yudi Ashady before they undergo re-arrangements to be played by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Claus Peter Flor.

[5] Anuar Zain sings the theme song for the film, titled "Sedetik Lebih", which was composed by Edry Abdul Halim.

This film was shown for the first time during a royal audience with the Sultan of Kedah, Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah and his family on 25 February 2011[6] prior to a nationwide release in March of the same year.

A 30-minute making-of programme was broadcast on Malaysian TV station TV3 as part of the promotion, showing various elements of the production behind the scenes and also exclusive interviews with the cast and the crew.