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.
Return of the Prodigal SonDrama, Music
Cast
- 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
Where to watch Return of the Prodigal Son
Criterion Channel
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