Cannes Jury Prize Winner “sirรขt” Opensโข in Theaters, Blends Family Drama โขwith Apocalyptic Road Trip
“Sirรขt,” the latest film from Franco-Spanish director Oliver Laxe, was released in French-speaking theaters โon September 10. The film, which earned Laxe the Jury Prize at โthe โCannes โFilmโ Festival, follows Luisโ as he searches โfor his missing โขdaughter in theโข Moroccan desert, a journey intersecting withโข a โfleeing group of ravers and theโค looming announcement of a third world โคwar.
Set against a backdropโ of aโฃ massive โขdesert rave fueled by hypnotic electro music, “Sirรขt”โ depicts Luis accompanying a caravan of escapees after police โฃinterrupt โthe party. Asโข the โjourney progresses, radios broadcastโข news of a global conflict.
The film’s title references the sirรขt,theโ bridge in Islamโข connecting hell โto paradise,and evokes comparisons โขto films โlike “The Wages of Fear” and “Mad Max.” Critics describe โ”Sirรขt” as a “metaphysical fable” and a “cinematographic bomb,” praising itsโค bewitching staging โขand tension. The film starsโ Sergiโข Lรณpez, โฃbruno Nรบรฑez, Jade Oukid, โand Tonin January.
Rafael Wolf โofโ sf awarded the film a perfectโ 5/5 โrating.