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Return of the Prodigal Son

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IMDB ID: tt0074168

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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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Hesham Selim

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Majida El Roumi

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Ahmed Mehrez

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Shoukry Sarhan

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Huda Sultan

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Mahmoud El Meligy

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Soheir El Morshedy

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Sid Ali Kouiret

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Ragaa Hussein

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Ali Al Sharif

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Youssef Chahine

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Youssef Chahine

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Salah Jahin

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Farouk Beloufa

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André Gide

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