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 and planning the death of Telemachus, the son he never knew. Shattered by his experience of war, Odysseus must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.

Director Uberto Pasolini’s (Nowhere Special) slow-burning adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey reunites The English Patient stars Fiennes and Binoche for a film grounded in a classical style that captures the steeliness of the Greek epic, where gazes are locked tight and every breath and word is measured.

The 5.45pm screening on Tue 15 Apr will be followed by a Q&A recorded at the British Museum, with Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes, director Uberto Pasolini, British Museum's Keeper of Greece and Rome, Tom Harrison and Curator: Reception of the Ancient Mediterranean, Vicky Donnellan.

"A terrifying, thrilling take on The Odyssey" The Daily Beast