

The End We Start From
As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place to place.
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5.8/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $604.8K
- Language
- English
- mother
- london, england
- based on novel or book
- dystopia
- flooding
- survival
- fleeing
- ecological disaster
- science fiction
- suspenseful
- post-apocalyptic
Top billed cast
Behind the camera
Director
Writers
Music
Produced in
United Kingdom, United States of America
Where to watch
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereAFI Fest29 Oct 2023
- Theatrical (limited)R8 Dec 2023
- Digital / OTTR6 Feb 2024
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival13 Oct 2023
- Theatrical1519 Jan 2024
- Physical15Blu-ray & DVD29 Apr 2024
- Digital / OTT15Netflix19 Jun 2024
- TVBBC Two6 Mar 2026
CanadaCA
- Premiere14AToronto International Film Festival10 Sept 2023
AzerbaijanAZ
- Theatrical9 May 2024
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1230 May 2024
GreeceGR
- Theatrical22 Feb 2024
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical22 Feb 2024
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1519 Jan 2024
IsraelIL
- Digital / OTTYes VOD + Hot VOD + Cellcom TV + Free TV19 Jun 2025
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical1223 May 2024
RussiaRU
- Theatrical22 Feb 2024
SingaporeSG
- TheatricalNC1618 Jan 2024
Frequently asked questions
The End We Start From was released on 8 December 2023.
Audience reviews
4- M5/10
Manuel São Bento
10/16/2023
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/the-end-we-start-from-bfi-film-festival-review/ "The End We Start From marks debutant Mahalia Belo as a filmmaker to follow closely in the coming years, despite the story not being imaginative or impactful enough to reach a higher level of satisfaction. With a substantial thematic sense, maternal symbolism is portrayed through Belo's contemplative vision, as wel…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
12/24/2023
With a fairly biblical storm raging outside, an heavily pregnant mother (Jodie Comer) is sitting at home watching the telly. Power goes out, waters break then the struggle to get boyfriend (Joel Fry) and ambulance to hospital is the start of their woes. Leaving, they discover that huge swathes of England are under water so they head to higher ground and his parents. Fortunately, they have had a long ridiculed bit of …
- K8/10
Kate
2/7/2024
Environmental apocalypse survival story? Sign me up! I loved this movie. You don't often see mom's of newborns as the bravest people on the screen. Yet, true to life, don't mess with a mama bear! Whenever I watch something I look for clues if a woman wrote it or not. With this one I was 100% it was written by a woman and pleased to find out it was two! Also, a woman director, first feature, yay! I can tell the differ…
- M7/10
MovieGuys
4/5/2025
"The End We Start From", is carried more by quality performances, than a sterling script. On first inspection this looks like a apocalyptic, survivalist film but that soon gives way to what is, essentially, an interpersonal drama. Its not a terribly original proposition. It's script is not doing anything new or even overly clever. I will say, its at times, austere tones, can feel, a little emotionally burdens…
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