Eerie Teaser Trailer for Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’ Premiering in Cannes
by Alex Billington
May 19, 2025
Source: YouTube
“You don’t remember me?” Neon has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for the new genre film titled Alpha, the third feature from French filmmaker maestro Julia Ducournau. This is her highly anticipated follow-up to Titane, which won the Palme d’Or in 2021 when Spike Lee was head of the jury. She’s back again 4 years later with her next feature – filmed in Le Havre in the north of France. It’s described as her “most personal, profound work” yet – the rest of the plot is being kept a secret. 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. What does it all mean? We’ll know soon. Starring Mélissa Boros as Alpha, with Golshifteh Farahani as Maman, Tahar Rahim, Emma Mackey, and Finnegan Oldfield. The film is premiering tonight at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition – which is why this teaser is out now. Stay tuned for initial reactions & reviews very soon. Good news is Neon will release this later in 2025, and I expect they’ll be putting all their weight behind it just like with her film Titane previously. Have a quick look at 30 seconds of footage below.
Here’s the first look teaser trailer (+ poster) for Julia Ducournau’s film Alpha, direct from YouTube:
Alpha (starring Mélissa Boros), a troubled 13-year-old lives with her single mom (Golshifteh Farahani). Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a new tattoo on her arm. Alpha is written and directed by award-winning French genre filmmaker Julia Ducournau, making her third feature film after directing Raw and Titane (which won the Palme d’Or in 2021) previously, as well as a few other shorts and episodes of the series “Servant” and “The New Look”. Produced by Eric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Arnaud Chautard, and Jean-Rachid Kallouche. This is premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival underway now – playing in the Main Competition section. Neon will be releasing Julia Ducournau’s Alpha film in select US theaters starting later in 2025 – stay tuned for an exact release date. First impression? Excited to watch it?
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