The Return (2003) Apr 2026

: The film won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.

: It explores the complexities of masculinity and authority through two brothers whose father suddenly returns after a 12-year absence. The Return (2003)

A defining feature of is its heavy use of Christian and biblical symbolism , most notably a direct visual reference to Andrea Mantegna's painting Lamentation over the Dead Christ . : The film won the prestigious Golden Lion