Return of the Prodigal Son

Drama, Music

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Youssef Chahine

Status Released

Release Date 1976-09-24

Storyline

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.