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Alpha Male (2006) -- Alpha Male is the story of family life. It is a film about the force of personality, family politics, repressed emotions, great love and devastating loss.

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5.6/10   167 votes
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Director:
Dan Wilde
Writer:
Dan Wilde (written by)
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Genre:
Drama more
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Cast

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Danny Huston ... Jim Ferris
Patrick Baladi ... Clive Lamis

Mark Wells ... Jack Ferris

Christopher Egan ... Felix Methusulah (as Chris Egan)
Ewan Stewart ... Hilary Benz
Arthur Duncan ... Young Jack
Ellis Hollins ... Nathan
Mark Heap ... Darwin
Eugene Simon ... Young Felix
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Jennifer Ehle ... Alice Ferris
Stirling Gallacher ... Dr. Bullmore
Katie Ann Knight ... Elyssa Ferris (8-10 yrs) (as Katie Knight)

Jemma Powell ... Maliika

Trudie Styler ... Brede Norton

Amelia Warner ... Elyssa Ferris
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some language.
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Runtime:
Argentina:100 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG
Company:
Mobius International more

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36 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
I wish I could see the director's version, 24 August 2006
Author: filmlover314 from London

I went to see this film because I'd heard about it from a friend of mine who worked on the production. Apparently the producers completely re-cut the film to make it more 'commercial' and as a result the director walked away during post-production and asked to have his name removed.

Apparently the director's cut is a totally different film, and I'd be very interested to see it because there are moments in this version that are kind of impressive. The film has an underlying intelligence and you get a sense that the director was trying to achieve something ambitious and different. The writing is confident and subtle and the film has a bold narrative structure. On the downside, some of the editing is quite sloppy and the whole film is marred by a terrible score.

Taking the film at face value, I'd have to say that it was boring at times but also intermittently intriguing. Some of the chronology didn't cohere as you felt it should and yet some of the narrative juxtapositions were beguiling. My balanced assessment is that the film reaches for a unique, dreamlike atmosphere and sometimes it succeeds.

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