Alpha's Plague: Ducournau's Bold, Somber Drama
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Alpha explores a deadly plague turning victims into statues, focusing on a teen girl and her doctor mother. Set in the nineties, it uses flashbacks to uncover past secrets. Director Julia Ducournau, known for Raw and Titane, delves into coming-of-age themes through body horror, drawing parallels to the AIDS crisis. Critics praise its poetic visuals and metaphors but criticize lack of deep character work and timeline confusion. The film opens March 27th, running 108 minutes with an R rating.
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