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Alpha

Alpha

Love leaves a mark.

20256.42h 8m

Overview

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.

Directed by Julia Ducournau
Written by Julia Ducournau
Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Jean-Rachid Kallouche
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Top Cast

Mélissa Boros

Mélissa Boros

Alpha

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Amin

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

Maman

Emma Mackey

Emma Mackey

Infirmière

Finnegan Oldfield

Finnegan Oldfield

Professeur d'anglais

Louai El Amrousy

Louai El Amrousy

Adrien

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Ambrine Trigo Ouaked

Alpha 5 ans

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Zohra Benbetka

La grand-mère

Fadila Belkebla

Fadila Belkebla

Tante Alpha 1

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Sofia Nait

Tante Alpha 2

Themes & Keywords

coming of agediseasepandemicmother daughter relationshipbody horrordepressing

About Alpha

Alpha is a horror, drama, science fiction, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of coming of age, disease, pandemic, mother daughter relationship, body horror, depressing. Directed by Julia Ducournau, it stars Mélissa Boros, Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani. 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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