Directed by Josh and Jonathan Baker, Kin: The Beginning is a science fiction thriller released in 2018, soon to be available on Prime Video from November 1, 2025. Starring Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, and Zoë Kravitz, the film combines family drama, action, and futuristic mystery in a breathless escape across the United States.
Inspired by the short film Bag Man by the same directors, the feature film explores the consequences of a technological discovery beyond human understanding, against a backdrop of brotherhood and survival.
Eli, a teenager from Detroit, stumbles upon a weapon of unknown origin in an abandoned factory. Fascinated, he decides to keep it, unaware that it has already attracted the attention of dangerous criminals, the FBI, and entities from elsewhere. With his older brother and a young dancer, he embarks on a desperate escape from those who covet the mysterious weapon. The adventure quickly becomes a race against time, blending science fiction and coming-of-age drama.
Kin: The Beginning combines road movie, futuristic thriller, and family chronicle. The Baker brothers question brotherly loyalty and responsibility in the face of technology, while delivering a polished aesthetic influenced by pop culture and genre classics.
Kin: The Beginning
Film | 2018
Available on Prime Video on November 1, 2025
Action, science fiction, thriller | Running time: 1 hour 42 minutes
By Josh Baker, Jonathan Baker | Starring Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, Zoë Kravitz
Original title: Kin
Nationality: U.S.A.
Halfway between a family drama and a science fiction film, Kin: The Beginning offers a fast-paced and visually ambitious spectacle about power, family, and destiny.
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