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Alpha, by Julia Ducournau, is a body horror coming-of-age film centered on a deadly epidemic. Contracting the disease meant turning into a marble sculpture and eventually dying. Patients transformed into almost living tombstones, helplessly awaiting the moment they would turn to dust.  The sick were ostracized and met with looks of contempt if they went outside, and perhaps only a few, like 13-year-old Alpha, felt a fascination with the living sculptures. As a child, Alpha wasn't frightened by the needle marks on her uncle's body; instead, she used them to create a pattern.  Director: Julia Ducournau Writer: Julia Ducournau Stars: Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros Alpha was someone who found beauty in the unexpected. What began as a teenager trying to cope with prejudice against the sick soon takes a "dream within a dream" turn. At a house party, a stranger gave Alpha a tattoo. She barely remembered the event and didn't even know if the needle used w...