The End We Start From, starring Jodie Comer and Benedict Cumberbatch, has officially confirmed its UK release date.
The film, directed by Mahalia Belo and written by Succession's Alice Birch, will arrive in UK cinemas on January 19, 2024. In the US, it is scheduled for release on December 8, 2023.
The film sees Comer as a young mother whose family is torn apart after an environmental catastrophe submerges London in flood waters.
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As she and her newborn baby try to find their way back home, "the profound novelty of motherhood is brought into sharp focus in this intimate and poetic portrayal of family survival".
A first-look trailer for the film was released last month, showing Comer's character battle against the natural disaster.
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It also gave fans a brief glimpse of Cumberbatch, who also serves as executive producer on the film.
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Fantastic Beasts' Katherine Waterston, Kingsman's Mark Strong, Cruella's Joel Fry, Gina McKee and Nina Sosanya also star.
Previously discussing her role, Comer said: "My character is ordinary and extraordinary, both her very personal life and the world around her have been turned upside down and she is dealing with the unknown at every turn. Her story is about the quiet heroics of determination, devotion, bravery and love."
Elsewhere, Comer's other upcoming movie The Bikeriders is also set to premiere in the US this December.
The film, which she stars in alongside Tom Hardy and Austin Butler, recently landed an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score after the first reviews arrived.
The End We Start From is set for release in the US on December 8, while in the UK it will arrive on January 19, 2024.
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