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Browse 38 movies from oriGine Films
Mira and Klodi, a young Albanian couple arrive in Marseille with a crucial mission. As they face a fateful appointment and a room full of waiting men, time is of the essence. As they confront the urgency of their choice, they must also confront the growing need to let go of each other.
Aug 2023
A man follows a group of workers coming for daywork in an industrial area. Soon, he’s stripped from his clothes and identity, dressed in a military uniform and armed. His determination not to fall behind the others is then tested by a series of unsettling events.
Nov 2019
After swimming class, two 12-year-old boys, Jules and Noam, chat and discover that their grandfathers fought in World War II. One, a German soldier; the other, a Jew.
Sep 2016
One day in Osaka, Chisato evaporated without a word. Paul, who had crossed her path, sets off to Koyasan, a sacred mountain, in the hope of finding her.
Aug 2022
Tom, a Flemish comedian and cartoon voice actor, spontaneously fills in for a dubbing actor friend. He finds himself on a French porn movie shoot. Catherine, an experienced actress, will be his partner. Tom is supposed to play the plumber.
Oct 2016
Nikolaï was abandoned at birth and has been in foster care ever since. Although a family would like to give the sixteen-year-old boy a home, he decides to make one himself. He meets Camille, an intriguing fifteen-year-old wiseacre, and tries to convince her to make a child together. Nikolaï is convinced that he can handle any problem and wants to avoid at all costs that an adult thwarts his plans. Camille and Nikolaï flee together from the home and isolate themselves in the woods. In the heart of this gloomy, mysterious forest, Nikolaï will have to face his first feelings and learn to become a man. Soon, he feels that there are many things he cannot control.
Jan 2023
Jean, a well-known but casual actor, arrives on set freshly shaved while his director had asked him to come with a four-day beard. This innocuous gesture is a disaster for the filming and, for Jean, an opportunity to finally pay attention to the world that surrounds him.
Oct 2020
“Santa Claus is a capitalist. He brings toys to children of the wealthy and sweaters to those of the poor”. Nikos, aged five.
Aug 2017
Vince is a 13-year-old drummer. His father, Fred, is 48, and a faded guitarist and singer rock "star." He’s going to play with him one of his old tunes at his middle school summer party. The trouble is chain-smoker Fred doesn’t really have a voice any more. Besides, Fred is not really his father…
Feb 2016
Five hikers go looking for adventure in a Canadian national park where the black bear lives. What’s the worst that could happen?
Apr 2015
Apr 2023
Anna is a young aspiring actress. Living in a small and old apartment in the projects and failing all her castings next to more talented young girls, she dreams of being someone else and living another life. During a movie casting, she steals an expensive purse belonging to one of the contestants. Inside of it, she finds a letter informing its rightful owner that her biological parents have revealed their identities. This is the opportunity for Anna to play a role hopefully rewarded with a cash prize. Unfortunately for Anna, she is going to learn the hard way that it is dangerous to play with someone else's identity.
Sep 2020
Anna and Tom are ready to declare their relationship to Tom's father officially. But how can they explain to him that Anna and her "family" feed on blood and cannot tolerate daylight? In the chaos of the city of Tirana, their relationship is put to the test, along with the inevitable sacrifice.
May 2025
Amidst an icy dreamscape, a woman takes refuge in a black metal karaoke bar. Outside, she finds a lone penguin stranded in a tree, cut off from its colony.
May 2026
The van finally stops, the doors open and Ben comes out alive. A few more fights and he will be able to pay his way out of Albania, and hopefully, take his father with him.
May 2019
Daniel is a criminal who has served his prison term. When he leaves, he believes he finds his place in the gang
Jan 2017
Like every year, Mathys accompanies his mother to the local stock car races. With his friend Titouan, he spots a driver who seems familiar, perhaps his father who abandoned him when he was little. Intrigued, Mathys doesn't take his eyes off him and follows him. To get noticed, the young man will take all the risks during a wild race.
Jul 2022
The son wrote a comic book about his childhood. He sent it to his father who’s been living in the south for years. But the father didn’t really care about reading that story where he is drawn naked in most panels.
Feb 2021
Mar 2022
Music is the story of a father and son. Or, rather, the story of the reunion between a father and son who have hardly seen each other over many years and who clumsily attempt to renew bonds. Unfortunately, too much time has already passed and it will be impossible to strengthen the ties. But although they lose each other again, the father will nevertheless pass on a legacy to his son: the love of music.
Sep 2019