Alpha

Name: Alpha
Director: Julia Ducournau
Genre: Drama, Horror
Released: Mar 13, 2026
Cast: Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield

NEON

R
Rated R for drug content, sexual material, language and some underage drinking
2h 8m
- Drama
- Horror

Release Date: Mar 13, 2026 | Limited

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.

Releases

Original Release | Mar 13, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Julia Ducournau
Director

Tahar Rahim
Amin

Golshifteh Farahani
Maman

Mélissa Boros
Alpha

Emma Mackey
Infirmière

Finnegan Oldfield
Professeur d'anglais

Louai El Amrousy

Adrien

Ambrine Trigo Ouaked

Alpha (5 ans)

Zohra Benbetka

La grand-mère

Fadila Belkebla

Tante Alpha 1

Sofia Naït

Tante Alpha 2

Bahia Badji

Tante Alpha 3

Marc Riso

Benny

Jean-Charles Clichet

Professeur de sport

François Rollin

Principal du collège

Driver

Agent de sécurité

Frédéric Bayer Azem

Compagnon prof d'anglais

Ninon Le Henry

Fille classe

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

Other Details

Country of Origin: France,Belgium

Language: French,English,Berber languages

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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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Fun Facts

Alpha (2025) is a coming-of-age drama set in the 1980s, centering on troubled 13-year-old Alpha living with her single mother whose world unravels when Alpha returns from school with a tattoo on her arm, sparking fears of HIV/AIDS amid the era's stigma and panic.