Plot: Alpha is a young teenager who lives with her single mother. She's hanging out with the wrong people, and one night she comes home with a tattoo on her arm. Her mother, a doctor, is extremely worried since a strange virus is doing the rounds, and blood is the principal way it gets transferred between people. To make things even harder, her brother returns home and needs a place to stay. He's a recovering drug addict who is a liability to have around the house, but she has no other option but to take him in. Alpha doesn't want him around, but she has no say in things.
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September 07, 2025
Ducournau's latest is probably her densest and most challenging film to date. It's a mix of themes, niches, and influences that fight for dominance, without any one of them ever gaining the upper hand. It's an audiovisual rollercoaster, but also a very personal and humane film. It's fantastical but engaged, emotional but also distant. It's a film that deserves to be watched on the big screen and stands well among her other films. It's not quite up there with Titane, but it's another unique and interesting film that has no trouble standing out from the crowd.