

The Return
2024-11-28 · 116 min · ★ 6.6
After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.
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Production details
- Directors
- Uberto Pasolini
- Production companies
- Picomedia, RAI Cinema, Redwave Films, Heretic, Kabo Films, Marvelous Productions, Ithaca Films, Greek Film Centre, ERT, UK Global Screen Fund, MiC, CNC
- Countries
- Greece, Italy, United Kingdom, France
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 3,300,444
Top Cast
Ralph FiennesOdysseus
Juliette BinochePenelope
Charlie PlummerTelemachus
Marwan KenzariAntinous
Claudio SantamariaEumeas
Ángela MolinaEurycleia
Nikitas TsakiroglouLaertes
Tom Rhys HarriesPisander
Jamie Andrew CutlerEurymachus
Moe Bar-ElElatus
Amir WilsonPhiletus
Jaz HutchinsHippotas
Hugh QuarshieImphinomous
Chris CorriganPolybus
Aaron CobhamLeodes
Amesh EdireweeraLeocritus
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