The Balad of Mamelouk (1982)
• November 26th, 1982 • 1h 50min
Drama
Overview
Mamluk is an unassuming, handsome young peasant who happens to have come along just in time to save the king from a fatal trap, and as a reward, the king offers him the amount of land he can mark off by walking around in one day but he must return to the starting point before sunset.
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