INTERVIEW
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Tahar Rahim steps into Julia Ducournau’s haunting new world in Alpha and in this interview, he tells us what drew him to this intense, body-horror drama and to the tormented family at its core.
Set between fear and tenderness, Alpha follows a 13-year-old girl living alone with her mother, whose life spins out of control the day she comes home from school with a mysterious tattoo… and the shadow of a lethal bloodborne disease.
Premiered in Competition at Cannes 2025, Alpha is now out in cinemas in the UK and Ireland.
