India, Feb. 12 -- Based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, it depicts marginalisation as a thread that connects race, class, caste and gender

Origin , the latest film from acclaimed director Ava DuVernay ( Selma , When They See Us ), depicts marginalisation as a thread that connects race, class, caste and gender. It is inspired by Isabel Wilkerson's 2020 book, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents .

In the film, Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) sets out on a global journey to explore the concept of "caste" as she writes her book and grapples with personal loss. She visits three countries as part of her research.

First, she explores the elements that give rise to discrimination in her home country, America. Next she goe...