Return of the Prodigal Son

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.

6.365

125 min

Cast

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

Director

Youssef Chahine