Alpha (Open Captioning)

Tuesday, April 28 - Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Please note that there are additional showtimes of ALPHA screen without open captions (on-screen display of dialogue and sounds). For those showtimes, click here.

The Palme d’Or-winning writer-director of Raw and Titane’s third feature is the fable-like tale of Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old who  lives with her single mom. But their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm. With Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim.

“Feels destined to become a cult classic…Ducournau has completed quite the trifecta when it comes to portraying the horrors of being a woman.” – Vogue

And don’t miss Julia Ducournau: Carte Blanche, a program of four personal favorites curated by the ALPHA filmmaker herself.

• Country France, Belgium
• Language French and Berber with English subtitles
• Running Time 128 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Neon
• Director Julia Ducournau
• Cast Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros
• Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil, Open Captioning

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