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| Directed by | Ava DuVernay |
| Written by | Ava DuVernay |
| Based on | Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Matthew J. Lloyd |
| Edited by | Spencer Averick |
| Music by | Kris Bowers |
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| Distributed by | Neon |
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Running time | 141 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $38 million[2] |
| Box office | $4.9 million[3][4] |
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 January 19, 2024, by Neon. Although the film was a box office bomb,[5] it received positive reviews from critics.
- ^ "Origin (12A)". BBFC. January 18, 2024. Archived from the original on March 24, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
- ^ Edgers, Geoff (December 4, 2023). "Budgets for 'prestige' films dried up. So Ava DuVernay found a new way". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Origin". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Origin". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- ^ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt13321244/?ref_=bo_se_r_1