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Return of the Prodigal Son

عودة الابن الضال (original)

In this Andre Gide adaptation, an activist is released after many years in prison and returns home, shaking up established relationships among his family members at the farm governed by his strict father. Demonstrating Chahine’s eclecticism, this is an elegant melodrama, exuberant musical, layered allegory, and profound portrait of personal and political disillusionment.

Spoken language: ar
In this Andre Gide adaptation, an activist is released after many years in prison and returns home, shaking up established relationships among his family members at the farm governed by his strict father. Demonstrating Chahine... Read more

Watch "Return of the Prodigal Son" on Mubi released in 1976. It's a drama and music movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

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