Slave, The

1927, Haykino, (based on M.Manvelyan’s “St.Gevorg’s Slave” short story), 65min. (1800m), b/w, silent
First teatrical screening: 21.01.1928.
Scr. M.Manvelyan, A.Yalovoy, Dir./ Dir. of Phot. A.Yalovoy, Art Dir. M.Surgunov, Asst.Dir. A.Danielyan, Prod. Manag. M.Garagash.
Cast: Nektar – Hasmik (T.Hakobyan), Anik – B.Madatova, Yeghsan – N.Manucharyan, Onik – A.Avetisyan, policeman – Kh.Abrahamyan, trader – M.Garagash, Sargis – A.Amirbekyan, Gevo – L.Sahakyan.

The film is about a sister and brother who have found each other after many years of separation following the civil war. The screening of the film was forbidden in Armenia because of the scenes in a brothel.