Return of the Prodigal Son

6.3

35 votes

  • 1976-09-24
  • 125
  • ar
    • Drama 
    • Music 

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.