Set against the vast, unforgiving landscapes of the Moroccan desert, the spellbinding drama Sirāt stars Sergi López as a father searching for his long-missing daughter.
The film also stars Bruno Núñez Arjona, Richard Bellamy, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Henderson, Tonin Janvier, and Jade Oukid.
Directed by visionary filmmaker Óliver Laxe, Sirāt had its world premiere at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, where it was honored with the Jury Prize.
Following Cannes, the film made its North American debut at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival, followed by screenings at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, BFI London Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, New Zealand International Film Festival, and the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
It is set for its U.S. theatrical release on February 6, 2026, via Neon.
Sirāt follows Luis (Sergi López) and his young son Esteban as they traverse southern Morocco in search of Luis’s daughter Mar, who disappeared months earlier at a desert rave. The pair find themselves immersed in an ever-shifting landscape of electronic music, free party culture, and relentless heat as they pursue leads through night-long dances and endless dunes.
Alongside a group of ravers they encounter, their journey becomes more than a search for Mar, it evolves into an exploration of freedom, despair, hope, and the fragile limits of human endurance.
Named after the narrow bridge in Islamic tradition that spans the abyss between Hell and Paradise, Sirāt uses its title as a metaphor for the passage the characters undergo on both physical and spiritual levels, weaving together themes of grief, introspection, and cultural collision.
Óliver Laxe has described his personal connection to Sirāt, saying, “In 2013, I started a relationship with a raver, Nadia Acimi, who I lived with in Morocco. She is the costume designer of all my films, and for Sirât she was also in charge of casting.”
He continued, “We had a truck and travelled across Europe and North Africa. Despite all that, I didn’t think of myself as a raver, maybe because as a filmmaker you tend to keep your distance. But once my films are finished, I always realise they say more about me than I initially realised. In the case of rave culture, I guess it has to do with being radical. I love how liberating a dance floor can be. It has been my therapy.”
Watch the official trailer for Sirāt above.
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