France in the 1980s. When 13-year-old Alpha comes home with a self-inflicted tattoo on her arm, her life is turned upside down. Just then, her uncle Amin turns up – a man who seems to have no fear of death whatsoever. Like a dream within a dream: following TITANE, Palme d’Or winner Julia Ducournau breaks new, visionary ground once again with ALPHA, cementing her reputation as the most radical filmmaker.