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Alpha

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Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
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Cast & Crew

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Julia Ducournau

Director

Tahar Rahim

Actor

Golshifteh Farahani

Actor

Mélissa Boros

Actor

Emma Mackey

Actor

Julia Ducournau

Screenwriter

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Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) We can’t even claim it’s particularly bananas, all told: just sluggish, messy and confounding. Rated: 2/5 Jun 16, 2025 Full Review Tomris Laffly AV Club An inexplicably shallow AIDS allegory. Rated: D Jun 12, 2025 Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker A repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness. Jun 2, 2025 Full Review Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro ...[Alpha] does not reach the greatness of [Julia Ducournau's] previous works, but it still succeeds, offering thought-provoking ideas, even if they are quickly exhausted. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 3, 2025 Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective It’s imaginative, provocative stuff, and if it eschews narrative conventions just too much for some audiences, then so be it. Oct 29, 2025 Full Review Dan Barnes Flickering Myth For a director known for providing such unforgettable experiences, the only thing shocking about Alpha is how incredibly forgettable it really is. Rated: 2/5 Oct 25, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.
Director
Julia Ducournau
Producer
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer
Screenwriter
Julia Ducournau
Distributor
NEON
Production Co
Mandarin et Compagnie, Kallouche Cinéma, Frakas Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 2m