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The End We Start From review: Jodie Comer is gripping in climate drama

Mahalia Belo’s debut feature film, based on Megan Hunter’s story of how a new mother and baby survive in a seriously flooded London, allows room for more sensitivity than most climate movies

By Katie Smith-Wong

7 February 2024

Handout film still from Signature Entertainment. The End We Start From starring Jodie Comer. — The Woman (Jodie Comer) and her baby must survive floods
Signature Entertainment

Mahalia Belo
On general release in UK cinemas US release to be announced

ACCORDING to , the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, parts of London experienced a month’s worth of rainfall in a single hour in July 2021, affecting over 2000 properties. And with estimating that several areas of the city will be below sea level by 2030, this poses a key question – are UK cities prepared for excessive flooding?

This question is echoed in The End We Start From…

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