Description: After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph 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 (Juliette 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.
Overview
Production Company:
Picomedia
Rai Cinema
Heretic
Ithaca Films
Kabo Films
Marvelous Productions
Redwave Films
Greek Film Centre (GFC)
Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT)
Global Screen Fund
Ministero della Cultura (MiC)
Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)