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The Return of the Prodigal Son 2003

Runtime

29 mins

Language

Italian

Italian

In post‑war Italy, a group settles in a ruined village, intent on rebuilding it like the women of Messina did after an earthquake. Tensions of respect versus suspicion rise, and a government envoy declares the land belongs to no one, threatening fragile cooperation. The film adapts fragments of Elio Vittorini’s novella ‘The Women of Messina’.

In post‑war Italy, a group settles in a ruined village, intent on rebuilding it like the women of Messina did after an earthquake. Tensions of respect versus suspicion rise, and a government envoy declares the land belongs to no one, threatening fragile cooperation. The film adapts fragments of Elio Vittorini’s novella ‘The Women of Messina’.

Does The Return of the Prodigal Son have end credit scenes?

No!

The Return of the Prodigal Son does not have end credit scenes. You can leave when the credits roll.

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