In Arabic, "mamluk" means “white slave”. In Egypt, this name was given to prisoners of war who had been sold into slavery from Georgia and other countries of the Caucasus. The action of this drama starts in Georgia in the late 18th century. Two friends are abducted and sold into slavery. One ends up in Egypt, the other - in Venice. Years later, they meet by the ancient pyramids, where a battle is going on between the armies of Bonaparte and Ali-Bey, the ruler of Egypt. In combat with a French officer, the mamluk injures him. Falling from his horse onto the sand, the officer exclaims in Georgian: "Vai, nana!" ("Oh, mother!").  And the mamluk recognizes him from his childhood. 

DVD-R is in Georgian with switchable English subtitles.  Approx. 94 mins.  See sample for audio and video quality!

PLEASE NOTE THAT SWITCHABLE (SOFT) SUBTITLES WILL NOT SHOW UP WHEN VIEWING THE SAMPLE BELOW.  IF YOU SEE SUBTITLES, THEN THEY ARE HARD-ENCODED (meaning, they cannot be turned off when viewing the film):