Alam vs Origin
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Alam). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 1h 49m. Alam is the older of the two (2022 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Alam
Origin| Alam | Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Firas Khoury | Joby Stephens |
| Main cast | Amer Hlehel, Saleh Bakri, Muhammad Abed Elrahman, Mahmood Bakri, Sereen Khass | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings |
Synopsis
Alam
Despite being part of a young generation of Palestinian Arabs whose families chose to stay and challenge the Israeli state after Al-Nakba, 17-year-old Tamer and his friends are just like any other group of teenage boys. They clumsily search for drugs, flirt with girls, play video games, and slack off at school. However, when a beautiful new student named Maysaa’ joins their class Tamer immediately falls for her and, by association, is drawn…
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.