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The Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)

Directed by Youssef Chahine · Cinematography by Abdel Aziz Fahmy

120 min62 frames

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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.

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