Alpha
“Love leaves a mark.”
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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Cast
28 people
Mélissa Boros
Alpha
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Zohra Benbetka
Grandmother
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Fadila Belkebla
Alpha's Aunt 1
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Sofia Nait
Alpha's Aunt 2
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Bahia Badji
Alpha's Aunt 3
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Marc Riso
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Julia Ducournau Director · Jim Williams Composer Ruben Impens Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · United States release March 13, 2026 · Produced in France, Belgium
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,077,911
Production
Mandarin & Compagnie
Production
Kallouche Cinéma
Production
Frakas Productions
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
RTBF
Production
Proximus
Production
BeTV
Production
Orange
Production
Shelter Prod
Production
Neon
Studio
Petit Film
Production
France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Persian
Release dates
France · May 19, 2025
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · August 20, 2025
Theatrical
United States · March 13, 2026
Limited theatrical
United States · April 14, 2026
Digital
United States
March 14, 2026 · Premiere · Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
March 27, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Australia
March 5, 2026 · Premiere · Alliance Française French Film Festival
Austria
October 26, 2025 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
April 10, 2026 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 2, 2025 · Premiere · MUBI Fest
October 3, 2025 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
June 4, 2026 · Theatrical
Canada
March 27, 2026 · Theatrical
Chile
August 17, 2025 · Premiere · Santiago International Film Festival
China
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · China Golden Rooster&Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Czechia
March 5, 2026 · Theatrical
Finland
March 25, 2026 · Premiere · Night Visions Film Festival
April 10, 2026 · Theatrical
France
December 9, 2025 · Digital
May 14, 2026 · Digital · Canal+
May 14, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
Germany
September 26, 2025 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
April 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
August 16, 2025 · Premiere · Summer International Film Festival
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
India
November 21, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival of India
Indonesia
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
November 14, 2025 · Theatrical
November 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Israel
August 21, 2025 · Premiere · Tel-Aviv International Student Film Festival
February 12, 2026 · Theatrical
Italy
September 18, 2025 · Theatrical
Mexico
July 6, 2025 · Premiere · Mubi Fest
June 3, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 25, 2025 · Theatrical
New Zealand
July 31, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
Norway
January 2, 2026 · Theatrical
Poland
July 19, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
Russia
July 6, 2025 · Premiere · Voices Young Film Festival
Serbia
November 22, 2025 · Premiere · Festival Autorskog Filma
Singapore
January 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
September 21, 2025 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
September 30, 2026 · Theatrical
Spain
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia
November 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 24, 2026 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 12, 2025 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Thailand
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival
Ukraine
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Odesa International Film Festival
January 29, 2026 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
November 14, 2025 · Theatrical
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