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This film is written and directed by Julia Ducournau.
Film Information
Alpha may have strayed from the graphic body horror that was the hallmark of Titane and Raw, but Julia Ducournau continues to explore bodily changes, particularly those occurring during adolescence. Mélissa Boros plays Alpha, following in the footsteps of Garance Marillier (Raw) and Agathe Rousselle (Titane): a body undergoing transformation, at the center of chaos.
Alpha is 13 years old. She lives alone with her mother and is going through the turmoil of adolescence. When she returns home from a party with a tattoo, something seemingly innocuous sends shock waves through her household.
Reviews
"Alpha is an inherently vulnerable film, no gross-out moments or big body horror showstoppers for us – or Ducournau – to hide behind. Alpha is as thorny as her previous two features, but there’s something lonely and longing here too." – Little White Lies
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