1976
6.3 (35 votes)
2h 5m
Genres
Drama
Music
Production Companies
Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC)
أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
أفلام مصر العالمية (يوسف شاهين وشركاه)
Return of the Prodigal Son (عودة الابن الضال)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Youssef Chahine, Mahmoud El Kholy, Seif Abdelrahman
Director: Youssef Chahine
Writer: Youssef Chahine, Farouk Beloufa
Screenplay: Salah Jahin
Director of Photography: Abdel Aziz Fahmy
