Return of the Prodigal Son

Release Date: 1976-09-24

Runtime: 125

Languages: العربية

Rating: 6.3

Votes: 35

Genres: Drama | Music

Director: Youssef Chahine

Description: 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 elega...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)

MISR International Films