Out of Darkness (previously titled The Origin) is a 2022 British adventure horror thriller film directed by Andrew Cumming in his feature-length debut and starring Safia Oakley-Green and Chuku Modu.

In Upper Paleolithic Europe, 45,000 years ago, six humans arrived on the shores of unknown land in search of a better life: group leader Adem, his pregnant mate Ave, his younger brother Geirr, and his 11-year-old son Heron.

During the scuffle, Geirr is knocked unconscious, and Beyah escapes; Odal instead offers a replacement by stabbing Ave, but she manages to break his ankle in the process.

The female Neanderthal threatens Beyah, who sets fur bedding on fire and escapes with Heron through a small vertical opening in the cave.

The film ends with Beyah detailing their story; she seems to regret killing the Neanderthals, remarking they were just people as terrified of the unknown as her group.

He first discussed the film's idea with producer Oliver Kassman in 2015, and the pair invited Ruth Greenberg on board to script the project.

The website's consensus reads: "A survival thriller reduced to the bare essentials, Out of Darkness offers a chilling reminder that the horror of looming death might be humanity's most universal experience.

"[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 68 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[15] In a positive review, Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote, "What works on-screen are the basic but invaluable elements of striking visuals and a mood of palpable danger that occasionally explodes into blunt violence.

"[16] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave the film three out of four stars and wrote, "The story told in Out of Darkness is ultimately sad more than terrifying, a parable about violence and the roots of human war.

"[17] Kevin Maher of The Times gave it 4/5 stars, writing, "It's not often that a disposable jump-scare horror will send you scrambling for a copy of Yuval Noah Harari's bestseller Sapiens, yet such is the allure of this quietly brainy British feature debut that extra reading seems almost essential.