Sirāt

Tim Grierson and Will Leitch review Sirat.

Variety calls Sirat a 'brilliantly bizarre, cult-ready vision of human psychology tested to its limits.'

IndieWire praises Laxe's Cannes entry as 'sui generis' — topping their 2025 Cannes critics survey.

The Film Stage calls Sirat a grand and adventurous achievement in Laxe's filmography.

Oliver Laxe discusses the inspirations and themes behind Sirat.

Deadline's Cannes review praises Laxe's sound design and mythic storytelling.

Screen Daily calls it 'a long strange trip' starring Sergi López.

Next Best Picture's review of Oliver Laxe's Cannes Jury Prize winner.

Oliver Laxe discusses the musical and life experiences that inspired Sirat with Eva Sangiorgi.

The Guardian finds it impressive in its opening but increasingly exasperating — a polarizing take.

Chang calls it singularly turbulent and transfixing — for sheer visceral excitement, he hasn't encountered its equal this year.

Sight & Sound praises the teeth-rattling sound design and Laxe's sensorily told parable.

Rolling Stone calls it an instant cult-film classic — not for everyone, but life-changing for those ready.

AV Club says the journey merits appreciation even if the ending is too literal.

Hollywood Reporter's review of Laxe's Cannes competition entry.

Criterion's essay on Laxe's desert odyssey and its place in his filmography.

RogerEbert.com's review of Oliver Laxe's Cannes Jury Prize winner.

Five-star review praising the film for zigging in completely unexpected, devastating, and bleakly beautiful ways.

In-depth review exploring how the films title references the Arabic bridge linking Paradise and Hell in Islamic scripture.

Describes the film as a wild and apocalyptic epic, mythological in scale but intimate in its story about family.

Calls the film a masterful gambit of affectionate character and community building that mutates into a work about primal survival instincts.

Reviews the film as a hypnotic and genuinely shocking rave odyssey set in the Moroccan desert.

Calls the film a transcendent mythic adventure worthy of Homer or Sophocles.

NPR calls it an astonishing piece of cinema and one of the years most gripping films.

Cannes 2025 review emphasizing the films devastating emotional turn.