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| Alpha. | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jan-Willem van Ewijk |
| Written by | Jan-Willem van Ewijk |
| Produced by | Frank Hoeve |
| Starring | Reinout Scholten van Aschat Gijs Scholten van Aschat |
| Cinematography | Douwe Hennink |
| Edited by | Eline Bakker Sander Vos |
| Music by | Ella van der Woude |
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| Countries | Netherlands Switzerland Slovenia |
| Languages | Dutch German English |
Alpha. is a 2024 adventure drama film written and directed by Jan-Willem van Ewijk.[1][2][3] The film premiered in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar of the 81st Venice International Film Festival , in which it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.[4][5]
The film also won the Award for Best Film in the Coop! competition at the 2025 Ostend Film Festival.[6]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (July 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Reinout Scholten van Aschat as Rein
- Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Gijs
- Pia Amofa-Antwi as Laura
- Daria Fuchs as Anna
- Julien Genoud as Julien
- Kaija Ledergerber as Juna
References
[edit]- ↑ van de Klashorst, Marc (4 September 2024). "Venice 2024 review: Alpha. (Jan-Willem van Ewijk)". International Cinephile Society. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Holland, Jonathan (8 November 2024). "'Alpha.': Seville Review". Screen International. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Stojiljković, Marko (4 September 2024). "Review: Alpha". Cineuropa. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2024). "'Alpha' Wins Europa Cinema Giornate Prize". Deadline. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (1 February 2025). "The Future Looks Bright for Dutch Cinema, but It Won't Come Without Its Challenges". Variety. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ↑ "'Black Dog' (Guan Hu), 'Alpha' (Jan-Willem van Ewijk) en 'Loveable' (Lilja Ingolfsdottir) zijn de grote winnaars van Filmfestival Oostende 2025". FrontView Magazine (in Dutch). 9 February 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
