Origin

Name: Origin
Director: Ava DuVernay
Released: 2023

2023 film directed by Ava DuVernay

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Also known as Caste

Released: 2023
, April 18, 2024
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1.Stated in Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartásaRetrieved 2024-04-12
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Director: Ava DuVernay
Screenwriter: Ava DuVernay
Producer: Paul Garnes
Cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
, Niecy Nash
, Jon Bernthal
, Vera Farmiga
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Runtime: 135 min
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1.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2023/venezia-80-competition/origin
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Genre: drama film
Country of origin: United States

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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. 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.

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Based on: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Title: Origin
Director of photography: Matthew J. Lloyd
Website: originfilm.com
MPA film rating: PG-13 rating certificate id: 54670
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1.“Bulletin No: 2805”filmratings.com/Content/Downloads/cara_rating_bulletin.pdfRetrieved 2023-10-21
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IFCO rating: 12A
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1.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/E93C218000590214Retrieved 2024-01-19
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NMHH film rating: Category III rating certificate id: NFT/26865/2024
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1.Stated in Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartásaRetrieved 2024-04-12
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Review score: 81%(November 28, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 197 critic review
75/100(August 2, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 45 critic review
Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Violence, Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/origin/Retrieved 2025-09-03
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