In 1724 the 15 year old ships boy Hark Olufs is onboard his fathers ship "The Hope", heading from Nates - France home towards Hamburg - Germany. The ship is seized by Muslim Hijackers. The crew is captured and taken as prisoner to Algier. Hark Olufs life as a slave in Northafrica is extradinary. First of all because he survives but even more so because he becomes a slave out of the ordinary.