(عودة الابن الضال)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Algeria,

Egypt

Genres:

Drama,

Music

Runtime:

125 minutes

Year:

1976

Directors:

Youssef Chahine

Production companies:

Office National pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Cinématographique (ONCIC),

MISR International Films

Actors:

Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly

Tafida Hassouna

Ali Mohamed Madbouly

Tolba Mohamed Madbouly

Ratiba, the Mother

Crews:

Producer

Producer

Director

Writer

Screenplay