Alpha.
After his mother passes away, Rein moves to a small village in the Alps to be immersed in nature, meditate and work as a snowboard teacher. His quiet bubble bursts when his extroverted father Gijs comes to visit. But it isn’t long before Rein has had enough.
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Cast
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Jan-Willem van Ewijk Director · Ella van der Woude Composer Douwe Hennink Cinematographer
First release September 4, 2024 · Produced in Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland · Languages Dutch, English, German
Production
BALDR Film
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Lomotion
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Staragara
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VPRO
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SRF
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Blue Entertainment
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Netherlands · Slovenia · Switzerland
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Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English · German
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2024
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands · February 13, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 10, 2025 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Estonia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Netherlands
February 3, 2025 · Premiere · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Russia
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · Message to Man International Film Festival
Switzerland
January 23, 2025 · Premiere · 60. Solothurner Filmtage
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