ALPHA

Alpha / 2025 / France, Belgium / 128 min

Troubled 13-year-old Alpha (Hungarian-descended Mélissa Boros) lives with her single mother (Golshifteh Farahani). When Alpha returns from school with a tattoo, their world collapses, exposing deep conflicts and fears. Julia Ducournau, a defining figure in contemporary French cinema and previous Palme d'Or winner for Titane (screened at CineFest), presented this new extreme vision in Cannes competition.

premiere
Sunday, 7 September 2025 16:00
Pressburger screen
The screening is followed by Q&A.
repetition
Monday, 8 September 2025 19:00
Uránia screen

Director:
Julia DUCOURNAU

Biography:
The director was born in 1983 in Paris, France.

Filmography:
2021 Titán 2016 Nyers

Producer:
Eric ALTMAYER, Nicolas ALTMAYER, Arnaud CHAUTARD, Jean-Rachid KALLOUCHE

Screenwriter:
Julia DUCOURNAU

Cinematographer:
Ruben IMPENS

Film editor:
Jean-Christophe BOUZY

Cast:
Mélissa BOROS, Tahar RAHIM, Golshifteh FARAHANI

Distributor:
Mozinet

CineFest
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