ALPHA / АЛЬФА

2025 / 128' / feature / France, Belgium

The story of 13-year-old Alpha, who returns home with a tattoo, and her doctor mother realizes that the girl may have contracted an unknown disease that turns people into marble statues. To survive in a new world where fear reigns, the family must overcome trials and delve into their family history.

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Screenings schedule:

September 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the Zhovten Cinema, Hegemon Hall

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DIRECTOR - JULIA DUCOURNAU

Biography

 Julia Ducournauis a French film director and screenwriter. She attended film school at La Fémis in Paris, where she studied screenwriting. In 2011, her short film Junior won the Petit Rail d'Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Her first feature, the horror movie Сире (2016), won the coveted FIPRESCI prize at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, Ducournau won the Palme d’Or for Titane, becoming only the second woman in history to receive the award. Her films combine physicality, shocking imagery, and explorations of human identity, establishing her as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary European cinema.

Selected filmography

• 2025: Alpha

• 2021: Titane

• 2016: Raw

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Producer: Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Arnaud Chautard

Screenwriter: Julia Ducournau

Cinematography: Ruben Impens

Composer: Jim Williams

Cast: Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Melissa Boros, Emma Mackie, Finnegan Oldfield, Louis El Amrousi, Jean-Charles Cliché, Ninon Le Henri, Christophe Pere, Julien Spiter

Production: Mandarin & Compagnie, Kallouche Cinema,  Frakas Productions

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