Spain has selected Óliver Laxe’s Cannes Competition title Sirāt as the country’s Oscar submission in the international feature film category.
The film jointly won the Cannes’ jury prize (alongside Mascha Schilinski’s Sound Of Falling), and follows a father and son at a rave in the mountains of southern Morocco, looking for their daughter/sister. Sergi López and Bruno Núñez Arjona star.
Also shortlisted for Spain’s Oscar submission were Eva Libertad’s Sorda and Carla Simón’s Romería.
The Match Factory is handling international sales on the film, which was acquired by Neon for North America during Cannes. BTeam Pictures released the film in Spain in June.
Sirât is the fourth feature from Laxe, following Fire Will Come, Mimosas and You All Are Captains.
Sirât is produced by Pedro Almodovar, Agustin Almodovar and Esther Garcia for their El Deseo banner, with Xavi Font and Laxe for Filmes Da Ermida, Oriol Maymo for Uri Films, Mani Mortazavi and Andrea Queralt for 4A4 Productions, and Domingo Corral for Movistar Plus+.