Overview
A father's desperate search for his missing daughter unfolds against the vibrant backdrop of North Africa's underground rave scene.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- visceral
- eerie
- disturbing
- late night cinephile viewing
- festival film marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a strikingly original, visceral, visually commanding road movie, while some found its conclusion muddled or underpowered.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Luis and Esteban follow a convoy across remote desert tracks while searching for their missing daughter and sister.
The search begins within a rave community and continues through mobile parties in the Moroccan desert.
The father and son’s concrete search gradually acquires apocalyptic and existential dimensions.
The convoy’s movement across dirt tracks and the Moroccan desert is central to the film’s cinematography and suspense.
Films like Sirāt, and why
Mad Max: Fury Road
shares a post apocalyptic road movie structure, desert landscapes, vehicular peril, and intense survivalist atmosphere
Gerry
shares an existential road movie framework, desert isolation, psychological extremity, and formally adventurous filmmaking
Sorcerer
shares a hazardous desert journey, escalating survival tension, and morally destabilizing encounters on the road
Zabriskie Point
shares a rave-centered countercultural setting, disorienting audiovisual style, and surreal psychological intensity
Movie Details
- Director
- Oliver Laxe
- Release Date
- 2025-06-06
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (774)
Cast
- Sergi López
- Bruno Núñez
- Stefania Gadda
- Joshua Liam Henderson
- Richard Bellamy
- Tonin Janvier
- Jade Oukid
- Ahmed Abbou
- Abdellilah Madrari
- Mohamed Madrari
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sirāt about?
- A desperate father and his young son pursue a missing daughter through Morocco’s rave underground, where a desert road trip becomes an apocalyptic trial of endurance.
- What is Sirāt like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sirāt as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Sirāt violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Sirāt as moderate.
- What did critics think of Sirāt?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a strikingly original, visceral, visually commanding road movie, while some found its conclusion muddled or underpowered.
- Which films are like Sirāt?
- Films with a similar feel include Mad Max: Fury Road, Gerry, Sorcerer, and Zabriskie Point.
- How long is Sirāt?
- Sirāt runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sirāt?
- In United States, Sirāt streams on Hulu.
