Alpha

Also known as The Solutrean to Alpha, The Solutrean

2018 film directed by Albert Hughes

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6.5

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.

Released: 2018-08-1797 minDir: Albert HughesAdventure, DramaBudget: $51.0MBox office: $99.6M

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Cast

Kodi Smit-McPhee as Keda
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Tau
Marcin Kowalczyk as Sigma
Jens Hultén as Xi
Natassia Malthe as Rho
Spencer Bogaert as Kappa

Themes

wolf
ice age
human animal relationship

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Article

Alpha is a 2018 American prehistoric adventure film directed by Albert Hughes and written by Daniele Sebastian Wiedenhaupt, from a story by Hughes. The film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee as a young hunter who encounters and befriends an injured wolf during the last ice age, with Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as his father. The wolf Alpha is played by Chuck, a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog.

Principal photography began in February 2016 in Canada and lasted through that April. The film was delayed several times, before being released in the United States on August 17, 2018, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It grossed over $99 million worldwide and received generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the performances and cinematography.