Overview
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.
Cast
Ibrahim Tolba Madbouly
Tafida Hassouna
Ali Muhammad Madbouly
Tolba Mohamed Madbouly
Ratiba, the Mother
Mohamed Madbouli
Fatima Tawfiq Hassan
Hassouna
Lawahez - Hassouna's wife
Clown
Captain Hossam
Ahmed Al-Taweel