

User Score
38 votes
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.
Status
Released
Original Language
AR

Ratiba, the Mother
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.