Tanya has strayed across the border into a small African state where she is immediately arrested as a spy. In truth the dictator has a penchant for young men and women - he takes great pleasure in using them to get to the truth of their 'spying' activities. After they have 'proved' their innocence, they are either committed to his harem or sent to the mines.
To ensure total compliance and enthusiasm to do his bidding, members of the harem are regularly sent to the mines to experience it first hand, an excellent incentive for them to be on their very best behaviour at all times! Tanya meets and falls in love with a Japanese boy who has also fallen into the hands of the dictator and added to the harem. Their love is used as part of their experience as one witnesses the suffering of the other at the hands of the dictator and his men!