The Origin

In the Old Stone Age a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. Following their leader’s promise of a better life the tribe take their chances and embark on a perilous quest across unknown and treacherous terrains. But when they suspect a malevolent potentially mystical being is hunting them down the terrified clan are forced to confront a danger they never envisaged. Shot in an isolation bubble in the Scottish Highlands during the pandemic Andrew Cumming’s visionary survival horror is a masterclass in expansive world-building that belies its humble origins. With committed performances from its cast who speak in a fictional prehistoric language (don’t worry there are subtitles) this is genre filmmaking at its most breathtakingly ambitious. And it’s bloody scary too.