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A brisk adventure unfolds along the White Nile and in Sudan as military movements and a popular uprising set the scene for personal entanglements and clashes of culture. The plot follows soldiers, expatriates and local notables whose lives cross in river villages and desert camps, centering on an ardent Arab suitor and his fraught relationship with a proud Greek woman related to a European officer. Episodes alternate lively depictions of camp life, river travel and skirmishes tied to the Mahdi insurrection, examining loyalty, honor, cross-cultural attraction and the human cost of political turmoil.
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