The Return (2024)
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.
Top billed cast
Ralph FiennesOdysseus (Ulisse)
Juliette BinochePenelope
Charlie PlummerTelemachus (Telemaco)
Marwan KenzariAntinous (Antinoo)
Claudio SantamariaEumeas (Eumeo)
Ángela MolinaEurycleia (Euriclea)
Nikitas TsakiroglouLaertes
Tom Rhys HarriesPisander (Pisandro)
Jamie Andrew CutlerEurymachus (Eurimaco)
Moe Bar-ElElatus (Elato)
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