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The Return

2024 · 116 min

A somber, stripped-down homecoming that feels like a quiet reckoning, heavy with weariness and unspoken wounds.

Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Genres
History, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer
Tagline
Some legends are more than myths.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Genres
History, Drama, Adventure
Starring
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • trauma
  • power
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, drama, adventure
Directed by
Uberto Pasolini
Written by
Uberto Pasolini, John Collee, Edward Bond
Starring
Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer, Marwan Kenzari, Claudio Santamaria, Ángela Molina, Nikitas Tsakiroglou, Tom Rhys Harries
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Marius Panduru
Runtime
116 min
Country
Greece, Italy, United Kingdom, France
Languages
English

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