In Upper Paleolithic Europe, 20,000 years in the past, a small tribe of hunter - gatherers prepares for an expedition to hunt for the coming winter 's food. Tau, its chief, trains his adolescent son Keda, accepting him and another boy to join the hunting party. His wife Rho worries that Keda is not ready, but Tau believes he is and the hunters set out.
what year does the movie alpha take place
20,000 years in the past