Sirât

Directed by Oliver Laxe
France
2025
115 mins
Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, this cinematic shockwave, produced by Pedro Almodovar, will cause a stir everywhere it screens. Energised with a propulsive techno soundtrack composed by Kangding Ray (winner of the Cannes Soundtrack Prize), Sirât explores existence, loss and grief in ways that will leave you breathless.

In the tumultuous near future, amidst the mountains of Morocco, a father (Sergi López, Pan’s Labyrinth) and his young son Esteban (Brúno Nuñez) go from rave to rave. They’re searching for Mar, the daughter who disappeared at one such event months ago. On their travels they encounter a diverse group of revellers escaping the harshness of the world in favour of the freedom they find in desert and in the hypnotism of the music. Finding a sense of community, father and son join the ravers for one last party in the hope that they will finally find Mar. What follows is wild, unpredictable, dizzying and utterly visceral. Beguiling and disturbing, Sîrat (referring to the bridge said to connect heaven and hell) is bravura filmmaking and absolutely unforgettable.

The kind of film that Cannes attendees from far and wide come to the festival for: evading any classification, emanating from a wholly personal vision of cinema while not resisting galvanising, and sometimes crowd-pleasing, pleasures.
David Katz, IndieWire

Tickets

Mon 9 June 2025, 9:35pm
State Theatre
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Fri 13 June 2025, 8:20pm
Ritz Randwick - Cinema 5
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Sat 14 June 2025, 6:45pm
Event George St - Cinema 4
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Sun 15 June 2025, 8:50pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 1
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  • Program Strand
  • Year
    2025
  • Classification
    Unclassified 18+
  • Country
    France, Spain
  • Language
    In Spanish and French with English subtitles
  • Director
    Oliver Laxe
  • Producer
    Domingo Corral, Oliver Laxe, Xavi Font, Pedro Almodóvar, Agustin Almodóvar, Esther García, Oriol Maymó, Mani Mortazavi, Andrea Queralt
  • Cast
    Sergi López, Brúno Nuñez, Stefania Gadda
  • Screenwriter
    Santiago Fillol, Oliver Laxe
  • Cinematographer
    Mauro Herce
  • Editor
    Cristóbal Fernández
  • Genre
  • Premiere
    Australian Premiere
  • Company Credits
    Australian Distributor: Madman Entertainment
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