The Return of the Prodigal Son (2003)
"The Return of the Prodigal Son" is a 2003 Drama movie directed by Danièle Huillet and starring by Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci. 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.
Released : Apr 23, 2003
Runtime : 34 min.
Genre : Drama
Stars : Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei, Vittorio Vigneri
Director : Danièle Huillet
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