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The Return

Release date NZ: 27 / 03 / 2025
Release date AUS: 20 / 03 / 2025
M NZ

Violence, offensive language, sex scenes & nudity

M AU

Mature themes, violence, coarse language, nudity and sex scenes

DIRECTED BY: Uberto Pasolini

STARRING: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche

RUN TIME: 116 minutes

GENRE: Drama, History

- OFFICIAL SELECTION: Toronto International Film Festival -

Reunited for the first time since The English Patient, Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche star in this gritty retelling of Odysseus' return home from war.

After 20 years away, Odysseus (Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognisable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

His beloved wife Penelope (Binoche) is now a prisoner in her own home, hounded by her many ambitious suitors to choose a new husband, a new king. Their son Telemachus, who has grown up fatherless, is facing death at the hands of the suitors who see him as an obstacle in their relentless pursuit of Penelope and the kingdom.

Odysseus has changed too. Scarred by his experience of war, he is no longer the mighty warrior his people remember. But he is forced to face his past in order to rediscover the strength needed to save his family and win back the love he has lost.

You won't want to miss two of the greatest actors of their generation take on Homer's classic tale in The Return.

"Utterly riveting. Truly epic" - RogerEbert.com

"Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche shine." - The Hollywood Reporter

SHOWING AT THESE
NZ CINEMAS:

Cathay Cinemas, Kerikeri
Bridgeway, Auckland
Monterey Cinemas Howick, Auckland
Rialto Cinemas, Auckland
Victoria Theatre & Cinema Devonport, Auckland
Luxe Cinemas, Tauranga
Luxe Cinemas, Papamoa
Lido Cinema, Hamilton
Raglan Old School Arts Centre, Raglan
Dome Cinema, Gisborne
Len Lye Centre Cinema, New Plymouth
Everybody's Theatre, Opunake
Embassy 3, Whanganui
The Screening Room, Masterton
Shoreline Cinema, Waikanae
Embassy Theatre, Wellington
Light House Cinema, Wellington
Penthouse Cinema, Wellington
Event Cinemas, Blenheim
The Gecko, Motueka
State Cinemas, Nelson
Regent Theatre, Hokitika
Lumiere Cinemas, Christchurch
Movie Max Digital, Timaru
Cinema Paradiso, Wanaka
Rialto Cinemas, Dunedin

SHOWING AT THESE
AU CINEMAS:

ACT
Dendy Canberra, Canberra
Palace Electric Cinema, Canberra

NSW
Belgrave Cinema, Armidale
Palace Byron Bay Cinema, Byron Bay
Sawtell Cinema, Coffs Harbour
Star Court Theatre, Lismore
The Picture Show Man, Merimbula
Mount Vic Flicks, Mount Victoria
Majestic Cinemas, Port Macquarie
Dendy Newtown, Sydney
Event Cinemas Castle Hill, Sydney
Event Cinemas Macquarie, Sydney
Palace Central Cinema, Sydney
Palace Moore Park Cinema, Sydney
Palace Norton Street Cinema, Sydney
Great Lakes Cinema, Tuncurry
Gala Cinema, Wollongong

NT
Deckchair Cinema, Darwin
BCC Cinemas - Casuarina​​​​​​​, Darwin

QLD
Dendy Coorparoo, Brisbane
Event Cinemas Cairns Smithfield, Cairns
Dendy Southport, Gold Coast
Event Cinemas Chermside, Brisbane
Event Cinemas Indooroopilly, Brisbane
Five Star Cinemas - Brisbane City (Elizabeth), Brisbane
Five Star Cinemas - New Farm, Brisbane
Five Star Cinemas - Regal (Graceville), Brisbane
Palace Barracks, Brisbane
Palace James St Cinema, Brisbane
BCC Cinemas - Maroochydore Sunshine Plaza, Maroochydore
Event Cinemas Australia Fair, Southport
Warrina Cineplex, Townsville
BCC Cinemas - Toowoomba Strand, Toowoomba

SA
Event Cinemas Marion, Adelaide
The Mercury, Adelaide
Odeon Star Semaphore Cinemas, Adelaide
Palace Nova Cinemas - Eastend, Adelaide
Palace Nova Cinemas - Prospect, Adelaide
Wallis Cinema - Mitcham, Adelaide
​​​​​​​Wallis Cinema - Piccadilly​​​​​​​, Adelaide
​​​​​​​Blyth Cinema, Blyth
​​​​​​​Gawler Cinema, Gawler
Wallis Cinema - Mt Barker​​​​​​​, Mount Barker
Oatmill Cinema, Mount Gambler

TAS
​​​​​​​Star Theatre, Launceston
State Cinema, Hobart

VIC
Star Cinema, Bendigo
Palace Regent Cinema, Ballarat
Showbiz Cinemas, Ballarat
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Cinema Nova, Melbourne
The Kino Cinema, Melbourne
​​​​​​​Palace Balwyn Cinema, Melbourne
Palace Brighton Bay Cinema, Melbourne
Palace Cinema Como, Melbourne
​​​​​​​Palace Penny Lane Cinema, Melbourne
Palace Westgarth Cinema, Melbourne
Pentridge Cinema, Melbourne
Showbiz Cinemas, Melbourne

WA
Event Cinemas Innaloo, Perth
Palace Raine Square, Perth