Origin (2023)

Directed by

Ava DuVernay

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 81 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A biopic about journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she researches and writes her book on caste systems. She travels to Germany, India, and the United States to explore how societies create and maintain social hierarchies.

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What happens

Origin is a 2023 American biographical drama film written and directed by Ava DuVernay. It is based on the life of Isabel Wilkerson, played by Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Over the course of the film, Wilkerson travels throughout Germany, India, and the United States to research the caste systems in each country's history. Origin premiered in competition at the 80th Venice International Film Festival on September 6, 2023, and began a limited theatrical release on December 8, 2023, by Neon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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