While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Origin (2023) is a drama and history film directed by Ava DuVernay, released on December 8, 2023 with a runtime of 2h 21m. It stars Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal and Emily Yancy. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 82 ratings.
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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
as Isabel Wilkerson
Niecy Nash
as Marion Wilkerson
Jon Bernthal
as Brett Hamilton
Emily Yancy
as Ruby Wilkerson
Finn Wittrock
as August Landmesser
Victoria Pedretti
as Irma Eckler
Jasmine Cephas Jones
as Elizabeth Davis
Isha Blaaker
as Allison Davis
Vera Farmiga
as Kate Medina
Audra McDonald
as Miss Hale
Connie Nielsen
as Sabine
Blair Underwood
as Amari Selvan
Directed by Ava DuVernay, written by Ava DuVernay and Isabel Wilkerson, produced by Ava DuVernay, Sarah Perlman Bremner and Paul Goodwin Garnes.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 82 ratings.
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/origin-venice-film-festival-review-a-must-see-educational-story/ "Origin brilliantly transposes the pillars of caste from Isabel Wilkerson's book to the big screen through an incredibly revealing, genuinely fascinating narrative, despite becoming clear that the source material is better suited to a documentary. The exceptionally human performances of the entire…
Reviewed on September 8, 2023
The acting is all really quite adequate here, but it's not really that important to the fascinating underlying premiss that underpins the theory that race, in itself, might not be the reasons for the hierarchical nature of a society that always manages to create sub-classes. Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor offers her own engaging perspective on author Isabel Wilkerson who is invited by a publisher to offer a more considered…
Reviewed on March 14, 2024
Those who believe that institutionalized systemic racism is fundamentally an American problem should probably give a serious look to this latest offering from writer-director Ava DuVernay, best known for the superb historical drama, “Selma” (2014). Based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by best-selling author Isabel Wilkerson, the film examines how organic prejudices are actually a worldwide…
Reviewed on March 17, 2024
A missed opportunity. While I agree with the most but not everything that was stated in the movie, I can't understand why it failed to find obvious similarities to segregation based on religion. Am I the only one who sees forbidding marriage between religions the same as forbidding interracial marriagies? I think it was convenient to find funds for this movie in times of woke movement. The intentions of the author…
Reviewed on January 3, 2025
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The main cast of Origin (2023) includes Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Emily Yancy and Finn Wittrock. The film was directed by Ava DuVernay. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Origin was released on December 8, 2023 and runs for 2h 21m.
Origin (2023) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 82 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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