
Return of the Prodigal Son
1976
3.2
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.
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1976
Freed after spending years in prison, an activist's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family's expectations. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.
- director
- Youssef Chahine
- cast
- Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan
- runtime
- 2 hr 5 mins
Not available to watch online