New US Teaser for Brilliant ‘Sirat’ Film Set in the Deserts of Morocco
by Alex Billington
October 30, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Is this what the end of the world feels like?” Yes. Neon has revealed the official US trailer for the highly acclaimed, award-winning, best-of-the-year film Sirat – created by Spanish-French filmmaker Óliver Laxe as his fourth feature. It premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival where it was regarded as one of the best films at the fest that deserved to win the Palme d’Or. Now it’s opening in US theaters starting in November. After his daughter disappears at a rave, a father travels to Morocco up into the mountains with his son to search for her. She has been missing for months and they travel into the rave scene in hopes of finding her. Starring Sergi López & Bruno Núñez as the father & son. The title is a reference to this concept in Islam, “sirat” refers to a narrow bridge spanning the chasm of Hell, which believers are said to cross on the Day of Judgment. It’s also a broader concept representing the “straight path” of righteousness and guidance, both in a literal and metaphorical sense. I wrote in my glowing review at Cannes: “Óliver Laxe’s Sirat is a techno-filled desert odyssey that will leave everyone breathless. A must watch for all cinephiles.” This film RULES! This trailer shows quite a bit, but doesn’t reveal all of it thankfully. Don’t miss experiencing this in theaters.
Here’s the first US teaser trailer (+ poster) for Óliver Laxe’s film Sirat, direct from Neon’s YouTube:
You can also rewatch the full Spanish trailer for Óliver Laxe’s Sirat film right here from back in May.
A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — their daughter and sister — who has 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 out in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits. Sirat is directed by French-Spanish filmmaker Óliver Laxe, director of the films You All Are Captains, Mimosas, and Fire Will Come previously. The screenplay is written by Óliver Laxe and Santiago Fillol. A Spanish movie – it’s produced by Movistar Plus+, El Deseo, Filmes Da Ermida, Uri Films, and 4A4 Productions. It already opened in Spain in June earlier in the year. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition and it won the Jury Prize. Neon releases Óliver Laxe’s Sirat in select US theaters starting on November 14th, 2025 this fall. Who’s ready to watch this?
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