Alpha (2025) – French

Directed by Julia Ducournau (the filmmaker behind Titane), Alpha is a haunting body-horror drama that premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. It follows 13-year-old Alpha, who lives in a coastal French town gripped by a mysterious, marble-like plague. After returning from a party with a jagged "A" tattoo, her doctor mother fears she has contracted the contagious disease, triggering a tense exploration of maternal fear, social ostracization, and bodily transformation.