Origin (film)

Origin
Origin
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ava DuVernay
Written by	Ava DuVernay
Based on	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents; by Isabel Wilkerson
Produced by	Paul Garnes; Ava DuVernay;
Starring	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor; Jon Bernthal; Vera Farmiga; Audra McDonald; Niecy Nash-Betts; Nick Offerman; Blair Underwood;
Cinematography	Matthew J. Lloyd
Edited by	Spencer Averick
Music by	Kris Bowers
Production; company	ARRAY Filmworks
Distributed by	Neon
Release dates	September 6, 2023 (Venice); January 19, 2024 (United States);
Running time	141 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$38 million
Box office	$4.9 million

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. The film received positive reviews from critics.

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