Return of the Prodigal Son

Directed by Youssef Chahine

With Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan and Huda Sultan

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.