The Return
Movie Details:
| Based on | The Odyssey by Homer |
| Countries | Italy United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical, Drama |
| Release date | September 7, 2024 (TIFF) December 6, 2024 (United States) |
| Running time | 1hr 56min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Ralph Fiennes Juliette Binoche Charlie Plummer |
| Directed by | Uberto Pasolini |
| Screenplay by | John Collee Edward Bond Uberto Pasolini |
| Produced by | Uberto Pasolini Roberto Sesso Giorgos Karnavas Konstantinos Kontovravkis Stéphane Moatti Romain Le Grand Vivien Aslanian Marco Pacchioni |
| Cinematography by | Marius Panduru |
| Edited by | David Charap |
| Music by | Rachel Portman |
| Production Companies | Bleecker Street Red Wave Films HanWay Films Heretic Picomedia Rai Cinema Kabo Films Marvelous Production |
| Distributor | 01 Distribution (Italy) Bleecker Street (United States) |
The Return Movie Cast & Characters:
- Ralph Fiennes as Odysseus
- Juliette Binoche as Penelope
- Charlie Plummer as Telemachus
- Tom Rhys Harries as Pisander
- Marwan Kenzari as Antinous
- Claudio Santamaria as Eumaeus
- Ayman Al Aboud as Indius
- Amir Wilson as Philoetius
- Francesco Bianchi as Amphimedon
- Nicolas Retrivi as Elenus
- Bruno Cassandra as Promachus
- Cosimo Desii as Eurydamus
- Jamie Andrew Cutler as Polybus
- Moe Bar-El as Elatus
- Aaron Cobham as Leodes
Storyline:
After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom. Odysseus has also changed—scarred by his experience of the Trojan war, he is no longer the mighty warrior from years past— but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all he has lost.
The Return Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | N/A |
| Worldwide Collection | $354,585 |
About The Return Movie:
The Return is a historical drama film directed by Uberto Pasolini from a screenplay by John Collee, Edward Bond, and Uberto Pasolini. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, and Claudio Santamaria.
The film is a retelling of Homer’s Odyssey by Edward Bond, John Collee, and Pasolini.
The film marks the first time Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche appeared in the same project since the 1996 Oscar winner The English Patient.
The project was announced in April 2022. Production of the film began in Greece in the spring of 2023, with principal photography in the regions of Corfu and the Peloponnese, before continuing on to locations in Italy. Filming had wrapped in Corfu by June 2023.
The Return premiered in the Gala section at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States on December 6, 2024, by Bleecker Street.