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Sirāt review: EDM horror movie boasts the most shocking scene of the year – but that’s about it

3/5 A father hunts for his missing daughter in this tense Spanish thriller, but it’s not clear what director Óliver Laxe intends beyond provocation

The Independent UK

Sirāt review: this sublime Oscars hopeful is a mind-blowingly explosive desert trip

5/5 A father, son and techno ravers ride the razor’s edge across the Moroccan wilderness in an early contender for film of the year

Evening Standard

‘Cinema is place of transformation’: Oliver Laxe on his desert rave film Sirat

Sirat tells the story of a father’s search for his missing daughter in the Moroccan desert.

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Oscars 2026 class photo: can you spot the tallest nominee – and a camouflaged Diane Warren?

The annual Academy Award nominees luncheon is my favourite part of an otherwise excruciatingly dull affair – and the group picture reveals more than any winners list could

The Guardian - UK

‘The music could not stop for three days’: how Sirāt went on a road trip to the dark heart of rave

Club culture is notoriously hard to capture on film. Oscar-tipped director Oliver Laxe explains why he had to organise his own music festival in the Moroccan desert to find deeper meaning in dance-floor ecstasy

The Guardian - UK

Why You Should Avoid All Spoilers For 2026's Most Shocking Thriller Movie

The Oscar-nominated rave thriller, 'Sirat' has one of the most shocking turns of the year.

Inverse

Sergi López on 'Sirāt': A journey that makes you look inward

The movie “Sirāt” follows Luis as he treks through the Moroccan desert with his son and dog to find his missing daughter

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Director Óliver Laxe on Oscar-nominated ‘Sirāt’ and giving birth to 'a monster'

Euronews Culture sat down with director Óliver Laxe at this year’s European Film Awards to discuss his freshly Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’, the pitfalls of streaming platforms and how cinemas are “a place for transformation”.

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Mads Mikkelsen, Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård on how cinema can (re)humanise us

Euronews Culture was on the red carpet for this year's European Film Awards - Europe's counterpart to the Oscars. We asked the A-listers whether they believe cinema can counter hate and still be a beacon of hope in increasingly dark times.

Euronews

European Film Awards 2026: 'Sentimental Value' sweeps the board

Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' has pulled off a clean sweep, winning a total of six awards, including Best European Film, Best Director and both acting awards. Elsewhere, Oliver Laxe's Sirat picked up five awards during a politically charged evening in Berlin.

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‘Hollywood has stopped making films for adults’: Sentimental Value and Sirāt contend for European Film Awards – with Oscars set to take note

Films by Joachim Trier, Óliver Laxe, Mascha Schilinski and Jafar Panahi will jostle for recognition at tomorrow’s event – which has repositioned itself as a major tastemaker during awards season

The Guardian - UK

Sirāt review – rave in the desert leads to exasperating quest in the sands of Morocco

Oliver Laxe’s Cannes prize winner about a father’s search for his missing daughter starts impressively then descends into Pythonesque perdition

The Guardian - UK

Stellan Skarsgård starrer Sentimental Value leads nominations for European film awards

Director Joachim Trier’s family drama has five nominations, including best actor for Skarsgård, while Oliver Laxe’s techno thriller Sirāt has four nominations

The Guardian - UK

European Film Awards LIVE: 'Sentimental Value' and 'Sirāt' lead nominations

LIVE: The European Film Awards are taking place in Berlin. Three Cannes-premiering, and winning, films - Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Óliver Laxe's 'Sirāt' and Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' - are among the nominees for Europe's top film prize.

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The Independent UK

Desert raves and apocalyptic doom collide in 'Sirāt,' one of the year's most talked about films

Since its prize-winning debut at the Cannes Film Festival, “Sirāt” has been one the year’s most talked about films

Euronews

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Sirāt' - Óliver Laxe's bleak and invigorating trip to oblivion

A family’s quest to find a loved one morphs into a strange and spiritual odyssey that will leave you enraptured and rattled.

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #7 : Rolling up the red carpet after two weeks of movie magic

From politics to power cuts, romance to road trips, ghosts, gods and dogs... this year's Cannes Film Festival offered something for everyone, on and off the screen.

The Independent UK

It’s the end of the world and the Cannes Film Festival does not feel fine

As much as the Cannes Film Festival basks in the Côte d’Azu sunshine, storm clouds have been all over its movie screens at the festival, which on Monday passed the halfway point

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