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The End We Start From

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The End We Start From

R

Released Jan 19, 2024

1h 42m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.

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Critics Consensus

Led by Jodie Comer's gripping performance in the central role, The End We Start From offers a thoughtful, haunting look at the end of the world.

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Leila Latif

Sight & Sound

The film is rarely dull in its sub-two-hour run time, sustaining our curiosity as mother Comer travels across Britain seeking refuge... There are glimmers of a bright future ahead for debut feature director Mahalia Belo.

Oct 1, 2024

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The film’s quiet strength, in step with Comer’s character, lies in its familiarity.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 1, 2024

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Olly Richards

Time Out

If the film ends up somewhere a little too neat, Comer makes the journey always worthwhile.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 1, 2024

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A heart-wrenching and haunting post-apocalyptic survival film about climate change refugees.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 9, 2025

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

It’s a deceptively potent performance in a simple but well-judged and beautifully shot survival tale.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Abe Friedtanzer

Cinema Daily US

A film that doesn’t feel highly original yet has an urgency about it, manifested into a story of devotion and endurance.

Rated: B

Jul 23, 2024

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Johnathan B

Worth a watch. Beautiful celluloid!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Ghederick Eshmont

Profoundly English & an extremely meditative study of the primal essence of protecting one’s child.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Michelle M

I do enjoy a good disaster movie, usually going for the so bad it's good variety. I hesitatedly started watching this this not expecting much well picture me surprised. No fancy camera work no awful cgi just a good story that was thoroughly engaging. My final opinion for what it's worth, just like a dollop of cream can improve any cake Benedict Cumberbatch can improve any show or film.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Alexander P

The End We Start From presents the purest form of dystopia. It's not an Orwell or Atwood riff, rather it's "imagine if the current state of Britain was even worse." Overflow camps, social disorder as people kill for supplies, things like that.  The film’s world just feels so real.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Lou M

Excellent movie. Jodie Comer brilliant as always. Enjoy

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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An intimate perspective on the disaster movie genre, we follow a woman and her newborn as they survive. Flooding drives them out of safety, and the mother is forced to navigate. CONTINUE READING ON LETTERBOXD: https://boxd.it/8FkCur

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Synopsis

When an environmental crisis sees London submerged by flood waters, a young family is torn apart in the chaos. As a woman and her newborn try and find their way home, the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival.

Director: Mahalia Belo
Producer: Leah Clarke, Liza Marshall, Adam Ackland, Amy Jackson, Sophie Hunter
Screenwriter: Alice Birch
Distributor: Republic Pictures
Production Co: BFI Film Fund, BBC Film, Anton
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content and Nudity|Language)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2024
Runtime: 1h 42m

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