Alpha.

Alpha.
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
Release dates	4 September 2024 (2024-09-04)(Venice) 13 February 2025 (2025-02-13)(Netherlands)
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 Label Europa Cinemas Award. ^{[4] [5]}

The film also won the Award for Best Film in the Coop! competition at the 2025 Ostend Film Festival. ^[6]

Cast

• 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

1. van de Klashorst, Marc (4 September 2024). "Venice 2024 review: Alpha. (Jan-Willem van Ewijk)". International Cinephile Society . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
2. Holland, Jonathan (8 November 2024). "'Alpha.': Seville Review". Screen International . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
3. Stojiljković, Marko (4 September 2024). "Review: Alpha". Cineuropa . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
4. Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2024). "'Alpha' Wins Europa Cinema Giornate Prize". Deadline . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
5. 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.
6. "'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.

External links

• Alpha. at IMDb