Return of the Prodigal Son
1976Freed 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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Hesham Selim
as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Majida El Roumi
as Tafida Hassouna
Ahmed Mehrez
as Ali Mohamed Madbouly
Shoukry Sarhan
as Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Huda Sultan
as Ratiba, the Mother
Mahmoud El Meligy
as Mohamed Madbouly
Soheir El Morshedy
as Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Sid Ali Kouiret
as Hassouna
Ragaa Hussein
as Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Ali Al Sharif
as Clown
Ahmed Abdel Wareth
as Captain Hossam
Ahmad Bedir
as Ahmed Al-Taweel
Mohamed Refaat
Aaidah Riyadh
as School teacher