Return of the Prodigal Son

Original title: Awdat al ibn al dal

Movie1978• 2h

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⭐ 7.2 / 10(1,058)

Freed after spending 12 years in jail, a man's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family expectations.

Runtime: 2h
Released: 1978
Country: Egypt

Details

Release year: 1978

Storyline

Freed after spending 12 years in jail, a man's homecoming turns into a dark affair as his disillusion clashes with his family expectations.

Top credits

Directors

Youssef Chahine

Writers

Cast

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User reviews

⭐ 10/10

Terrific movie.

👍 14 · 7/11/2020

⭐ 10/10

Probably top Egyptian/Arabic movie in history

👍 0 · 1/13/2024

⭐ 3/10

I got bored.

👍 0 · 11/10/2020

Technical specs

Sound mix: Mono
Color: Color

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Hesham Selim in Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)

Hesham Selim and Majida El Roumi in Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)

Majida El Roumi and Ragaa Hussein in Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)

Mahmoud El Meligy, Soheir El-Morshidy, Hesham Selim, Majida El Roumi, and Ragaa Hussein in Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)

Hesham Selim and Majida El Roumi in Return of the Prodigal Son (1978)