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Two men, bundled in hats and sweaters, sit back to back in a snowy landscape.

Alpha

  Jan-Willem van Ewijk

  Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland     100 minutes

Synopsis

In the wake of his mother’s death, Rein moves from the Netherlands to a ski town in the Swiss Alps. There, he is immersed in nature, leading a quiet life teaching snowboarding and befriending visiting skiers. Then his father comes to visit for the first time, rupturing Rein’s tranquil bubble with his domineering presence and heavy baggage from their shared past. When the two embark on a day of backcountry skiing, their tense, competitive rapport reaches a breaking point — until nature threatens to put their petty power struggle into perspective.

With stunning cinematography that captures the intimidating and immense grandeur of the Swiss Alps in winter, Alpha deftly explores the age-old battle of man vs. man vs. mountain. A fight for dominance hangs over this simmering family drama that morphs into a gripping adventure thriller.

 Dutch with subtitles

Screenings & Events

Screening

Fri, Oct 25 @ 7:45pm CDT

at Gene Siskel Film Center, screen 1

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Jan-Willem van Ewijk
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Screening

Sat, Oct 26 @ 6:00pm CDT

at AMC NEWCITY 14, screen 13

Scheduled to Attend:
Director Jan-Willem van Ewijk

Media

Film Credits

  •   Frank Hoeve
  •   Jan-Willem van Ewijk
  •   Sander Vos, Eline Bakker
  •   Douwe Hennink
  •   Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Kaija Ledergerber, Pia Amofa, Daria Fuchs, Julien Genoud
  •   Ella van der Woude
  •   BALDR Film BV
  •   https://www.levelk.dk/films/alpha-10973

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