Marco Polo ( Lorenzo Richemly ) shocked with his father's abandonment ( Pierfrancesco Favino ) in the Mongol Khanate , he enters the world of power , greed and blood-lust . Welcomed as a guest by Kublai Khan ( Benedict Wong )and suffering from loneliness as he strives to prove himself for the Khan as a helpful guest . His adventure goes to the next level as he fall in love with Princess Kokachin ( Zhu Zhu ) and helps the Khanate in their battles against the Chinese Dynasty .