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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' right now, here are some finer points about the drama flick.

Released , 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' stars Martina Gionfriddo, Andrea Balducci, Gabriella Taddei, Vittorio Vigneri The movie has a runtime of about 29 min, and received a user score of 53 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 3 respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Return of the Prodigal Son' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Metrograph .