Julia Ducournau: „I have a strong need to project myself in all my main characters.”
It's May 2025, and I'm at the Cannes Film Festival for the fifth time. It's pouring rain outside, I don't have an umbrella, and I have to get to my interview with Julia Ducournau, which was scheduled by the folks at Bad Unicorn and is about 20 minutes away by walking. My heart sinks at the thought of missing it. I remember that the festival has a boutique in the port where I'm sure to find umbrellas, so I ran through the rain, trying not to get soaked. I buy a 50 euro umbrella which I regret the minute I receive the receipt, but I know I have no other choice. I arrived at the interview on time, but the waiting time was at least an hour because of the rain. There is even a moment when it seems that they will cancel or postpone my interview to another day, so my heart starts racing again.
Title
Alpha
Director/ Screenwriter
Julia Ducournau
Actors
Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Melissa Boros
Country
France, Belgium
Year
2025
Distributor
Bad Unicorn
Film producer and founder of ADFR, she dreamed since she was little of having a magazine one day. Alongside her job as editor-in-chief, she writes the interview of the month. She loves animals, jazz music and films festivals.
