After 20 years away, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on the shores of Ithaca, gaunt 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, beset by suitors vying to be king. His son, Telemachus (Charlie Plummer), faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as a mere obstacle in their quest for the kingdom.