Director: Jan-Willem van Ewijk
Cast: Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Reinout Scholten van Aschat, Kaija Ledergerber, Julien Genoud, David Urankar
Alpha is a 2025 Dutch drama-adventure film directed by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, following a grieving teenager who retreats to the Swiss Alps to rebuild himself through nature and snowboarding, only to have his carefully constructed solitude shattered by an unexpected family visit.
What is Alpha about?
After losing his mother, Rein leaves everything behind and relocates to a quiet Alpine village, throwing himself into snowboard instruction and the stillness of mountain life. He finds a rhythm in the cold air and sparse routine — a way of surviving grief without confronting it. That fragile peace collapses when his father Gijs arrives, loud and full of life in all the ways Rein has been trying to quiet himself. The contrast between the two men — one retreating inward, the other refusing to — forms the emotional core of the film, building toward a reckoning neither can entirely avoid.
Cast & crew
The film is directed by Jan-Willem van Ewijk, a Dutch filmmaker known for grounded, character-driven work. Father and son Gijs Scholten van Aschat and Reinout Scholten van Aschat play the fictional father-son duo, lending the relationship an authentic, layered quality. The supporting cast includes Kaija Ledergerber, Julien Genoud, and David Urankar rounding out the Alpine ensemble.
Context & significance
For Persian-speaking viewers in the diaspora, Alpha carries a quietly universal resonance: a young man navigating loss in isolation, far from the place he once called home, trying to rebuild identity on foreign terrain. These themes — displacement, the weight of parental expectation, the healing power of nature — speak directly to the immigrant experience. The film is set against the dramatic Swiss Alps, a visual counterpoint to its intimate emotional drama. Alpha is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, making it fully accessible without needing to follow subtitles, a welcome option for family viewing across generations.
Where & how to watch
Alpha is available on K-Time with full Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles. Stream it on your web browser, TV, or phone with no VPN required and no geo-blocking. Subscription plans include a cancel-anytime policy, so you can start watching tonight.