Alpha

drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
Director(s)Julia Ducournau
Production year2025
Release date21/11/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes128m
CastTahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros

Alpha

drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
After getting a backstreet tattoo, a troubled teenage girl finds her world collapsing when it is feared that she has con ...
After getting a backstreet tattoo, a troubled teenage girl finds her world collapsing when it is feared that she has contracted a fantastical virus in this French-language horror drama.
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
theme
drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
threat and horror
There are intense and disturbing sequences of horror and threat featuring fantastical elements which often involve a teenage girl, as well as depictions of a virus that causes people's skin to turn white and crack. After they try to keep a girl locked in a toilet because they fear she has the virus, classmates fight in a swimming pool and try to hold each other underwater.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'. There is also use of the middle finger rude gesture.
sex
A thirteen-year-old character and her male classmate undress and kiss on a bed as they prepare to have sex; however, they stop before it goes any further. In an earlier scene, the boy and girl kiss in a school toilet and he touches her between her legs over her underwear. There is sight of condoms in wrappers, and references to virginity.
discrimination
There are scenes of discriminatory bullying targeted at people who have contracted a fantastical virus. People display racism and homophobia and there is use of the homophobic term 'faggy'. Discrimination is not condoned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Drug dealing, addiction and drug misuse are depicted, with sequences showing a character preparing and injecting heroin. There are distressing scenes in which a man overdoses multiple times, often in the presence of a teenage girl.
suicide and self-harm
A character displays suicidal ideation and there are implied references to suicide attempts.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of strong bloody injury detail and wounds, often in a fantastically threatening context.
theme
Distressing moments occur due to addiction, illness and bereavement.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
Classified Date:
10/11/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
threat and horror
There are intense and disturbing sequences of horror and threat featuring fantastical elements which often involve a teenage girl, as well as depictions of a virus that causes people's skin to turn white and crack. After they try to keep a girl locked in a toilet because they fear she has the virus, classmates fight in a swimming pool and try to hold each other underwater.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'. There is also use of the middle finger rude gesture.
sex
A thirteen-year-old character and her male classmate undress and kiss on a bed as they prepare to have sex; however, they stop before it goes any further. In an earlier scene, the boy and girl kiss in a school toilet and he touches her between her legs over her underwear. There is sight of condoms in wrappers, and references to virginity.
discrimination
There are scenes of discriminatory bullying targeted at people who have contracted a fantastical virus. People display racism and homophobia and there is use of the homophobic term 'faggy'. Discrimination is not condoned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Drug dealing, addiction and drug misuse are depicted, with sequences showing a character preparing and injecting heroin. There are distressing scenes in which a man overdoses multiple times, often in the presence of a teenage girl.
suicide and self-harm
A character displays suicidal ideation and there are implied references to suicide attempts.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of strong bloody injury detail and wounds, often in a fantastically threatening context.
theme
Distressing moments occur due to addiction, illness and bereavement.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
08/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified date30/09/2025
LanguageFrench
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
theme
Director(s)Julia Ducournau
Production year2025
Release date21/11/2025
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes128m
CastTahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros
drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
Classified Date:
30/09/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
threat and horror
There are intense and disturbing sequences of horror and threat featuring fantastical elements which often involve a teenage girl, as well as depictions of a virus that causes people's skin to turn white and crack. After they try to keep a girl locked in a toilet because they fear she has the virus, classmates fight in a swimming pool and try to hold each other underwater.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'. There is also use of the middle finger rude gesture.
sex
A thirteen-year-old character and her male classmate undress and kiss on a bed as they prepare to have sex; however, they stop before it goes any further. In an earlier scene, the boy and girl kiss in a school toilet and he touches her between her legs over her underwear. There is sight of condoms in wrappers, and references to virginity.
discrimination
There are scenes of discriminatory bullying targeted at people who have contracted a fantastical virus. People display racism and homophobia and there is use of the homophobic term 'faggy'. Discrimination is not condoned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Drug dealing, addiction and drug misuse are depicted, with sequences showing a character preparing and injecting heroin. There are distressing scenes in which a man overdoses multiple times, often in the presence of a teenage girl.
suicide and self-harm
A character displays suicidal ideation and there are implied references to suicide attempts.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of strong bloody injury detail and wounds, often in a fantastically threatening context.
theme
Distressing moments occur due to addiction, illness and bereavement.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
drug misuse, strong threat, bloody images, sex references, language
Classified Date:
10/11/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
threat and horror
There are intense and disturbing sequences of horror and threat featuring fantastical elements which often involve a teenage girl, as well as depictions of a virus that causes people's skin to turn white and crack. After they try to keep a girl locked in a toilet because they fear she has the virus, classmates fight in a swimming pool and try to hold each other underwater.
language
There is strong language ('f**k') as well as milder terms including 'shit', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Jesus'. There is also use of the middle finger rude gesture.
sex
A thirteen-year-old character and her male classmate undress and kiss on a bed as they prepare to have sex; however, they stop before it goes any further. In an earlier scene, the boy and girl kiss in a school toilet and he touches her between her legs over her underwear. There is sight of condoms in wrappers, and references to virginity.
discrimination
There are scenes of discriminatory bullying targeted at people who have contracted a fantastical virus. People display racism and homophobia and there is use of the homophobic term 'faggy'. Discrimination is not condoned by the film as a whole.
drugs
Drug dealing, addiction and drug misuse are depicted, with sequences showing a character preparing and injecting heroin. There are distressing scenes in which a man overdoses multiple times, often in the presence of a teenage girl.
suicide and self-harm
A character displays suicidal ideation and there are implied references to suicide attempts.
injury detail
Scenes include sight of strong bloody injury detail and wounds, often in a fantastically threatening context.
theme
Distressing moments occur due to addiction, illness and bereavement.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
08/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Artificial Eye Film Co. Ltd
Classified date30/09/2025
LanguageFrench