Release Date
December 8, 2023 (LA/NY)
January 19, 2024 (Limited)
January 19, 2024 (Limited)
Digital Date
June 10, 2024 (Hulu)
DVD Release Date
June 11, 2024 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Ava DuVernay
Writer
Ava DuVernay
Cast
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Nick Offerman, Blair Underwood, Finn Wittrock, Jasmine Cephas-Jones, Connie Nielsen
Studio
Running Time
135 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, violence, some disturbing images, language and smoking
Origin is inspired by the remarkable life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson as she pens her seminal book, Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents. While grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, Isabel sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery. Despite the colossal scope of her project, she finds beauty and bravery while crafting one of the defining American books of our time.
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Wow. Just wow. Ava DuVernay’s Origin, based on Isabel Wilkerson’s bestselling book “Caste,” is a searing examination of systemic racism on a global scale. Powerful, moving, and beautiful, Origin is easily one of the best movies of the year.
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