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Alpha (2018)

17/08/2018 (CA)Adventure, Drama1h 37m
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Leaders are born from survival

Overview

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Kodi Smit-McPhee

      Kodi Smit-McPhee

      Keda

    2. Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

      Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson

      Tau

    3. Marcin Kowalczyk

      Marcin Kowalczyk

      Sigma

    4. Jens Hultén

      Jens Hultén

      Xi

    5. Natassia Malthe

      Natassia Malthe

      Rho

    6. Spencer Bogaert

      Spencer Bogaert

      Kappa

    7. Mercedes de la Zerda

      Mercedes de la Zerda

      Nu

    8. Leonor Varela

      Leonor Varela

      Shaman Woman

    9. Priya Rajaratnam

      Priya Rajaratnam

      Huntress (uncredited)

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    A review by GenerationofSwine

    10.0
    Written by GenerationofSwine on Jan 14, 2023

    It deserved a better showing at the box office, and I really want to give credit to Hughes on putting all of this together with an eye for some of the early traditions of early man. He clearly did enough homework to keep it true to the period while still making the film entertaining. I do however think the subtitles didn't help the box office showing at all, but added to the realism of the film over all. Kodi Smit-McPhee though, he was able to carry the film while looking strikingly like Juliette Lewis, and, in some cases, moving like her. It was a bit of a distraction, especially when t...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$51,000,000.00

    Revenue$99,630,675.00

    Keywords

    • wolf
    • ice age
    • human animal relationship
    • wilderness
    • survival
    • prehistory
    • snow
    • saber-toothed tiger
    • boy and dog
    • injury
    • pets
    • bison
    • upper palaeolithic
    • boar
    • appreciative
    • empathetic