A trailer has been released for The Return, inspired by Homer's The Odyssey. The film is co-written, directed, and produced by Uberto Pasolini, "who previously moved viewers to tears this year with Nowhere Special," IndieWire reported. The Return premieres in theaters December 6.
Ralph Fiennes stars as Odysseus and Juliette Binoche as Penelope, reuniting the actors almost 30 years after they co-starred in The English Patient. The cast also includes Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria, and Angela Molina.
The official logline: "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 was written by Pasolini, John Collee, and Edward Bond. Pasolini also produces along with James Clayton, Roberto Sessa, and Kostantinos Kontovrakis.