Extreme French Thriller Alpha Turns Cannes Upside Down, While Denzel Washington Comes Out on Top

Extreme French thriller Alpha turns Cannes upside down, while Denzel Washington comes out on top

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Palme d'or in 2021, the director returns to the official competition with "Alpha", which brings together Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani and Mélissa Boros in the title role.

Emma Mackey & Tahar Rahim’s ‘Alpha’ Cannes Premiere Gets Interrupted by Audience, But Ends with Massive Ovation | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip

The movie Alpha seems like it’s going to be one of the most-talked about films to come out of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival this year! Stars Emma Mackey and Tahar Rahim were among those who walked the red carpet at the event on Monday night (May 19) in Cannes, France. They were joined by director Julia Ducournau, who previously won the Palme d’Or for Titane, and co-stars Melissa Boros, Golshifteh Farahani, Finnegan Oldfield, and Louai El Amrousy…

Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Overcomes Disruption At Cannes Premiere, Gets 12-Minute Ovation

Four years after winning the Palme d’Or for Titane, Julia Ducournau is back on the Croisette, debuting her latest Cannes Film Festival Competition entry Alpha. Inside the Palais late Monday local time, the genre-bending movie received a 12-minute ovation. The response came after a disruption mid-screening, when some people in the audience in the gallery […]

Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ Follow-Up ‘Alpha’ Gets Thunderous 11.5-Minute Cannes Ovation After Premiere Sees Attendee Carried Out on Stretcher

After winning the Palme d'Or with 'Titane,' Julia Ducournau returned to Cannes for another shocker with 'Alpha,' starring Emma Mackey.

In Alpha, she is the eponymous character. A pre-adolescent girl in the midst of a crisis, whose daily life changes in the face of the return of ghosts from the past. Mélissa Boros lends herself to the game of the interview, for Vogue France.