The End We Start From

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.

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

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

It's a really strong film. Perhaps a little repetitious... But nevertheless the thoughts and the notions going on here are very moving.

A very confident piece of direction from Mahalia Belo.

The concept here is a little more potent than any individual scene, since there’s a tendency to undercut raw emotion with a tidy metaphor. But Comer gracefully draws attention back to the core of Hunter’s story.

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

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

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

Embodying horror and anxiety, yet wearing a dauntless resolve that only a mother fearing for her child’s life can muster, Comer’s performance alone makes the film worth the price of admission.