Sirāt

OSCAR NOMINATED FOR BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM & BEST SOUND

A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading, but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.

“Brilliantly depicts that bubble breaking, its characters confronted with what it really means to be a citizen of the world, rather than gliding above it, with the music turned up loud enough to not have to listen.” – Alison Willmore, New York Magazine/Vulture

“It’s a reminder of what movies can do when they loosen the restraints of traditional narrative and remember that images are meant to evoke as much as they are to explain.” – Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com

“A first-class (and thoroughly audacious) effort from a seriously promising filmmaker.” – David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews