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The Return of the Prodigal Son
The Return of the Prodigal Son

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Genres

Drama

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In Italy, immediately subsequent to the war, a group of people who lost all they possessed during the conflict, settle in a village in ruins. They intend to restore the city from the rubble and re-start life, in imitation of the women of Messina who rebuilt their city, destroyed as it was by an earthquake. Oscillating between respect and suspicion, co-existence between group members is tense. Things become complicated when an envoy from the government arrives to say that nothing there belongs to them. The film is a free adaptation of fragments of the novella ‘The Women of Messina’, by Sicilian writer Elio Vittorini.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

29 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

23 April 2003

Country

Germany

Cast

Martina Gionfriddo

Martina Gionfriddo

Andrea Balducci

Andrea Balducci

Gabriella Taddei

Gabriella Taddei

Vittorio Vigneri

Vittorio Vigneri

Aldo Fruttuosi

Aldo Fruttuosi

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