The End We Start From

The End We Start From follows a woman who gives birth in London as catastrophic flooding overwhelms the city. Days later, she and her newborn must leave their home and travel north through a country that has become dangerous, moving from place to place in search of shelter and safety, while she tries to keep her baby protected amid the upheaval.

The film stars Jodie Comer as the woman, with Joel Fry as R, Katherine Waterston as O, Mark Strong as N, Gina McKee as F and Nina Sosanya as G, in a cast of 45 credited performers supported by 96 credited crew. It is directed by Mahalia Belo from a screenplay by Alice Birch, and produced by Sophie Hunter, Liza Marshall and Adam Ackland, with BBC Film, the BFI, Anton and SunnyMarch among the production companies. It is based on a novel.

Released in December 2023, the film runs 102 minutes and falls into drama, mystery and thriller territory. It had a budget of 10 million USD. On IMDb it holds 5.8/10 from around 9,100 votes, and on TMDB it also sits at 5.8/10 from 143 votes, showing modest and consistent audience response across both platforms. A film critics' rating of 6.9/10 from 82 reviews places critical assessment noticeably higher than the audience scores on either site.