• Suspense Drama / 100 min / Netherlands / 2024
Synopsis

After his mother passed away, Rein (31) moves to a small village in the Alps to be in nature, meditate and work as a snowboard teacher. His quiet bubble bursts when his extroverted father Gijs (60) comes to visit.
Gijs quickly takes center stage on a back country ski tour with Rein and his friends. He charms the youngsters and flirts with Rein’s new girlfriend Laura, leaving no room for his son. It isn’t long before Rein has had enough. He drags his father away from the group and they continue their hike up the mountain alone. The tension between the two men is palpable. Gijs feels increasingly uncomfortable with the steep and dangerous terrain but Rein presses on to the top, ignoring his father’s pleas to walk back down.
It isn’t long before nature violently lashes out, turning their petty struggle for dominance into a full-blown quest for survival.

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Alpha at festivals

2025:
Beijing International Film Festival, China
Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey
Filmfestival Oostende, Belgium
International Film Festival Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel

2024:
K3 Film Festival, Austria
AFI Silver Theatre - European Union Film Showcase, US
Stockholm International Film Festival, Sweden
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia
Seville European Film Festival, Spain
Philadelphia Film Festival, US
Chicago International Film Festival, US
Giornate degli Autori / Venice Days, Italy

Awards:
Europa Cinemas Label - Venice Days
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