Sirāt (2025)
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A father and his son search for a missing girl in the Moroccan desert while a global conflict erupts.
The story
Luis and his son Esteban travel to a rave in the deserts of southern Morocco to find Luis's missing daughter, Mar. They join a group of ravers and travel deeper into the desert. As they journey, reports of a burgeoning armed conflict between two countries begin to escalate into a global conflict. The group, including the father, son, and several ravers, must navigate the harsh desert environment and the escalating geopolitical tension while searching for the missing girl.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Luis and his son Esteban travel to a Moroccan desert rave to find Mar, Luis's missing daughter. They join a group of ravers (Stef, Jade, Tonin, Bigui, and Josh) and flee into the desert as a global conflict erupts. During their journey, they share resources and face various hardships. Tragedy strikes when Luis's van falls off a cliff, killing Esteban and their dog, Pipa. The remaining group members continue into the desert, eventually facing a minefield. Several members, including Jade, Tonin, and Bigui, are killed by land mines. In the end, the survivors—Luis, Stef, and Josh—cross the desert on the wagons of an ore train.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 114
- Production countries
- Spain
- Original languages
- Spanish
- Directors
- Óliver Laxe
- Writers
- Óliver Laxe · screenplay; Santiago Fillol · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Sergi López · Luis; Bruno Núñez Arjona · Esteban; Richard Bellamy · Bigui; Stefania Gadda · Stef; Joshua Liam Henderson · Josh; Tonin Janvier · Tonin; Jade Oukid · Jade
- Genres
- drama; road film
- Themes
- survival; loss; war
- Tone and mood
- hypnotic; sensorial; radical
- Setting
- Deserts of southern Morocco
- Premise and plot tags
- road movie; apocalyptic; survival
- Content notes
- death
- Reception
- The film received universal acclaim, with critics praising its unique vision, cinematography, and score. It was noted for being a 'brilliantly bizarre' and 'startlingly original' experience.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 84 · scale: 100 · review count: 35
- Awards and nominations
- Best Cinematography · Goya Awards · Won
- Production trivia
- The film was shot on Super 16 mm film.; The production faced intense heat and sandstorms in Morocco, which damaged equipment.; Most of the main cast members were not professional actors and were selected through street-casting.
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