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The Return (2024)

The Return poster
Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Genre
drama film, historical film
Country
United Kingdom, France, Greece, Italy
Runtime
1h 56m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 460 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns home after a long absence to find his household overrun by suitors. He must reclaim his place and his family.

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What happens

The Return is a 2024 drama film directed by Uberto Pasolini and starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche. The film is a retelling of the second half of Homer's Odyssey as adapted by Edward Bond, John Collee, and Pasolini. It premiered in the Gala section at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2024, and was theatrically released on December 6, 2024, in the United States by Bleecker Street. It was released in the UK and Ireland on April 11, 2025, by Modern Films, with event screenings in advance at the British Museum on April 9 and Curzon Mayfair on April 10. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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