Alpha

Julia Ducournau
RELEASE Thu 25 Sep

When thirteen-year-old Alpha comes home with a self-made tattoo, her mother fears she has been infected with a deadly virus.

Thirteen-year-old Alpha lives with her single mother and is well into puberty. When she comes home from a party with a tattoo, all hell breaks loose. Her mother fears that Alpha has been infected by a dirty needle with a virus that no one wants to talk about, but everyone is terrified of.

With Alpha, Palme d'Or winner Julia Ducournau (Raw, Titane) explores themes of fear, loss, and coming of age in a gripping and visually powerful family drama. With her uncompromising style, she builds on her reputation as one of the most daring and original female voices in contemporary cinema.

Alpha
Direction
Julia Ducournau
Cast
Mélissa Boros, Golshifteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim, Emma Mackey
Duration
128 min
RELEASE
Thu 25 Sep
Year
2025
Country
France
Language
French
Subtitles
Dutch
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Violence
  • Content rating: Fear
  • Content rating: Drugs- and alcoholabuse
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

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