Return of the Prodigal Son

Name: Return of the Prodigal Son
Cast: Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, Ahmed Mehrez, Shoukry Sarhan, Huda Sultan

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Youssef ChahineWriters: Farouk Beloufa, Salah JahinProducers: Mahmoud El Kholy, Seif Abdelrahman

Hesham Selim

as Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly

Majida El Roumi

as Tafida Hassouna

Ahmed Mehrez

as Ali Mohamed Madbouly

Shoukry Sarhan

as Tolba Mohamed Madbouly

Huda Sultan

as Ratiba, the Mother

Mahmoud El Meligy

as Mohamed Madbouly

Soheir El Morshedy

as Fatima Tawfiq Hassan

Sid Ali Kouiret

as Hassouna

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