After 20 years of absence, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) appears on the beaches of Ithaca, exhausted 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, pursued by suitors vying for the throne. His son Telemachus (Charlie Plummer) faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as nothing more than an obstacle in their quest for the kingdom.