Mochtar, it follows a njai (concubine) named Dasima who is wooed, misled, and ultimately killed by a man who seeks her wealth.

Dasima (Chitra Dewi) is the njai (concubine) of an Englishman named Edward William (A. Hamid Arief).

Samiun—having claimed that he wants to bring Dasima back to Islam—gains the help of a dukun (shaman), who tells him to collect some of her hair to power the spell.

Over time, Dasima and Mak Buyung become closer, and the former expresses concern for her position, feeling guilty for having left her Islamic teachings.

Samiun dan Dasima also featured Nico Pelamonia as Banteng, Mansjur Sjah as A. Tong, Mohamad Mochtar, Wolly Sutinah [id], Dicky Zulkarnaen, Jopi Burnama, Rina Hassim, and Sulastri.

Samiun, a delman driver in the novel, was made a black market goods vendor; less emphasis was placed on guna-guna (magic); and a scene of a man raping a woman was added.

[4] This version of the story was penned by Misbach Yusa Biran, based on retelling by SM Ardan [id].

[2] After changes were made to the story without his permission, Biran insisted that his name be removed; ultimately, however, the screened film still included him.

[4] Hasmanan defended the inclusion of the latter scene, arguing that it served to show Edward's true nature to Dasima.

According to a flyer for a later screening of the film, Samiun dan Dasima played to full houses at eight first-class cinemas in Jakarta for four weeks.

[7] Samiun dan Dasima was screened in competition at the 17th Asian Film Festival in Taiwan, where Astri Ivo received the Golden Harvest Award for Best Child Actor.