Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings is an anime film that premiered in fall 2012, produced by Shaft.

About the production: the story comes from an original script, the film runs about 130 minutes and its current status is "finished".

Its main genres are action, drama, fantasy, mahou shoujo, psychological and thriller, with themes such as Magic, Primarily Female Cast, Female Protagonist and Philosophy.

On AniList, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings has an average score of 80%, a very good score, and appears on 54,976 users' lists.

The franchise continues in or follows from: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica: Eien no Monogatari.

The first movie in the Madoka tetralogy; a recap of the first eight episodes of the series.

Official synopsis from AniList.