Return of the Prodigal Son
(1976)
★ 6.4 IMDb · 38 votes
Year: 1976
Runtime: 125 мин
Country: Algeria, Egypt
Director: Youssef Chahine
Cast: Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan, هدى سلطان, محمود المليجي, Soheir El Morshedy, Sid Ali Kouiret, Ragaa Hussein, علي الشريف
Plot
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.