The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976 film)
# The Return of the Prodigal Son (1976 film)

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Arabic: عودة الابن الضال, translit. Awdat Al Ibn Aldal) is a 1976 Egyptian drama film directed by direcor Youssef Chahine.

## Plot

Ali, the son of a prominent family in a rural town, returns after being gone for 12 years. The hopes of his family and the town itself were pinned to his success in Cairo. But due to a series of events in a failed architectural scheme that resulted in a tower collapsing, he was jailed for 3 years. At home, he experiences the warm reception of his father, mother, his would-be bride, and nephew. But excitement soon turns to disillusionment as the family and town see that he will not be able to fix the failures of the family's company and the economic backbone of the town. Eventually at his own wedding, Ali takes a gun and shoots down his brother and mother. Ali's brother, Tolba, manages to shoot Ali before they both succumb to their wounds. Only the nephew, Ibrahim, manages to escape the carnage and leaves to pursue a science degree in Alexandria.

## Cast

* Shoukry Sarhan as Tolba
* Majida El Roumi as Tafida
* Souheir El Morshdy as Fatima
* Huda Sultan as The Mother
* Mahmoud el-Meliguy as The Father
* Ahmad Mehrez as Ali
* Hesham Selim as Ibrahim
