The Return

TIFF65: Greek Premiere

After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) 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. His beloved wife Penelope, (Binoche), is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son, Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom. Odysseus has changed too. Scarred by his experience of war, he is no longer the mighty warrior his people remember. But he is forced to face his past in order to rediscover the strength needed to save his family and win back the love he has lost.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Uberto Pasolini

Script: Edward Bond, John Collee

Cinematography: Marius Panduru

Editing: David Charap

Sound: Maurizio Argentieri, Alessandro Checcacci

Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Ángela Molina, Tom Rhys Harries, Nikitas Tsakiroglou

Production: Red Wave Films, Picomedia, Heretic, Kabo Films, Marvelous Production

Producers: Uberto Pasolini, James Clayton, Roberto Sessa, Konstantinos Kontovrakis

Costumes: Sergio Ballo

Production Design: Giuliano Pannuti

Executive producer: Ralph Fiennes, Giorgos Karnavas, Torsten Poeck, Andrew Karpen, Kent Sanderson, Nicholas Sandler, Keith Kehoe

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: UK, Italy, Greece, France

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 116'

Distribution in Greece: Rosebud.21

Contact: Hanway Films

Uberto Pasolini

Uberto Pasolini founded Red Wave Films in 1993. He produced The Full Monty, which took over 250 million dollars at the worldwide box office, won a Bafta for Best Film, and was nominated for four Oscars. Other Red Wave-produced films include Palookaville and The Emperor’s New Clothes. Uberto made his directorial debut in 2008 with Machan, set in Sri Lanka. He followed this with Still Life, which starred Eddie Marsan and Joanne Froggatt and premiered at the Venice Film Festival where he was awarded Best Director at the Orizzonti section. Nowhere Special, starring James Norton – also premiered in Orizzonti – was recently released in the US to great critical acclaim. Uberto’s latest feature The Return, starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche was shot last summer in Corfu and Rome.