It follows the story of Anwar's fight against corruption while in government between the years of 1993 and 1998, which led to his eventual imprisonment and the birth of the reformasi movement.
Bidadari tells the story of Sha'ari, Ariffin and Faizal as they help out in the exhumation of the Bidadari Cemetery between 2001 and 2006. As they work on the graves, they learn stories of those who passed and learn from it to recalibrate their views on life.