The Origin of Evil
6.6
“Someone is lying.”
In a luxurious seaside villa, a modest young woman finds herself in the company of a strange family: an unknown and wealthy father, his extravagant wife, his daughter, an ambitious woman, a rebellious teenager, and their creepy maid.
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Cast
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Laure Calamy
Nathalie Cordier
Known for
Call My Agent!
My Donkey, My Lover & I
Doria Tillier
George Dumontet
Known for
La Belle Époque
Mr & Mme Adelman
Dominique Blanc
Louise Dumontet
Known for
A Cat in Paris
The Most Precious of Cargoes
Jacques Weber
Serge Dumontet
Known for
La Mante
Cyrano de Bergerac
Suzanne Clément
Inmate
Known for
Mommy
Vampires
Véronique Ruggia Saura
Agnès
Known for
School's Out
Faultless
Céleste Brunnquell
Jeanne Patterson
Known for
The Dazzled
Being Maria
Véronique Ruggia
Agnès
Naidra Ayadi
Samira
Known for
Parallels
Black Spot
Clotilde Mollet
Landlady
Known for
The Intouchables
Amélie
Sébastien Marnier Director · Fanny Burdino Screenplay Pierre Lapointe Composer
United States release September 22, 2023 · Produced in Canada, France · Production micro_scope, Poison Productions
Production
Avenue B Productions
Production
micro_scope
Production
Poison Productions
Production
Canada · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
L'Origine du mal
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Italy · September 1, 2022
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
France · October 5, 2022
Theatrical
United States · September 22, 2023
Limited theatrical
Andorra
July 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Australia
October 19, 2023 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 5, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2022 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
February 2, 2023 · Digital · VOD
February 15, 2023 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
April 8, 2023 · Digital · MyCanal
January 14, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
May 13, 2026 · TV · Téva
May 23, 2026 · TV · Téva
Greece
July 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Israel
August 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
January 5, 2023 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 5, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 29, 2023 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
July 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Taiwan
June 2, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 15, 2022 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
March 29, 2024 · Theatrical
April 15, 2024 · Digital
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