Based on a legendary novel of the same name, Balada si Roy (The Ballads of Roy) is a coming-of-age story set in a 1980s small town called Serang. The story follows Roy, a new kid in town who tries to adapt to his new life in Serang and deals with his teenage angst. Roy is always the center of attention. He is handsome, cool, and a bit of a badass. His personality as a new kid attracts the attention of the notorious ruler gang of his new school. The attention quickly turns into tension when Roy starts to have a fling with Ani, the most beautiful girl in school. It turns out that Ani has a special place in the heart of the notorious school gang boss, named Dullah. Roy’s life starts to turn upside down. His feud with Dullah leads him to form his new gang to fight Dullah’s oppression in school.