Feature film — 1976
Return of the Prodigal Son (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.
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A high-signal pick with 38 votes.
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Director: Youssef Chahine
On screen
Cast & crew
Hesham Selim
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi
Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez
Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan
Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmood Al-Meleji
Mohamed Madbouly
Soheir El Morshedy
Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Sid Ali Kouiret
Hassouna
Ragaa Hussein
Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Ali Al Sharif
Clown
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
Captain Hossam
Ahmad Bedir
Ahmed Al-Taweel
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