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The Return

Name: The Return
Director: Uberto Pasolini
Genre: History, Drama, Adventure
Released: 2024-11-28
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria

2024 · 1h 56m · History, Drama, Adventure

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 66 RT 78%

If you're craving epic storytelling with real dramatic weight, absolutely watch this—a homecoming tale rooted in one of literature's greatest narratives has inherent gravitas that transcends typical sword-and-sandal fare. The premise of an unrecognizable king returning to a transformed kingdom promises genuine emotional conflict beneath the adventure, making it worth your night.

Plot

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.

Director: Uberto Pasolini

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria

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