Film - The Odyssey

Arts for Hungerford screens Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, a modern retelling of Homer's epic, at Hungerford Arts Centre.

Arts for Hungerford presents a screening of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, a modern retelling of Homer's epic poem. Matt Damon stars as Odysseus, King of Ithaca, on a decade-long journey home after the Trojan War, encountering mythical beings such as the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the nymph Calypso as he tries to reunite with Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and his son (Tom Holland). Shot entirely on IMAX 70mm film cameras, the cast also includes Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Samantha Morton, Zendaya, Elliot Page and Charlize Theron. Doors and bar open at 7.00pm, with the screening starting at 7.30pm.