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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.
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Jan 19, 2024 · Origin: Directed by Ava DuVernay. With Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash, Emily Yancy. The unspoken system that has shaped America and chronicles how lives today are defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
- (4.7K)
- Drama, History
- Ava DuVernay
- 2024-01-19
Jan 16, 2024 · “Origin” aims to link the violent repercussions of American slavery to the horrific crimes of the Holocaust to India’s degrading caste system in a narrative that combines gnawing grief with a cyclical sense of history.
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. 614 IMDb 7.2 2 h 20 min 2024. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Historical. Available to rent or buy.
- 140 min
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...
- (192)
- Ava Duvernay
- PG-13
- Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Jan 17, 2024 · An air of mournfulness suffuses “Origin” — how could it not, given Wilkerson’s subject, and the circumstances of her life when she explored it?
Jan 19, 2024 · With "Origin," DuVernay gives us something rare in a multiplex dominated by comic-book escapism: a movie that matters.