The Return of the Prodigal Son

Name: The Return of the Prodigal Son
Genre: Drama
Released: 23 Apr 2003
Rating: 5.30
Cast: Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei, Vittorio Vigneri, Aldo Fruttuosi

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.

Year: 2003

Genre: Drama

Studio:

Director: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Cast: Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei, Vittorio Vigneri, Aldo Fruttuosi

Crew: Danièle Huillet (Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Director), Maurizio Buquicchio (Assistant Director), Jean-Marie Straub (Writer), Renato Berta (Cinematography), Jean-Paul Toraille (Cinematography)

Runtime: 29 minutes

Release: Apr 23, 2003

IMDb: 5.30/10 by 3 users

Popularity: 0

Country: Germany, Italy, France

Language: Italiano