Sirāt

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Grady H @Grady380 18h The stress of this viewing experience may have shaved years off my life… but it’s also one of the best moves I’ve seen in a long time. The sound alone! Killer. See more Ante G @CountCount 3d Sirat is not interested in pleasing its audience—and that is precisely its strength. Shot on 16mm, the film’s images oscillate between painterly composition and raw documentation, remaining tactile and unsettling throughout. It is genuinely shocking, not through spectacle but through emotional honesty so direct it becomes uncomfortable. The sound design and music are physical and overwhelming; without proper audio, the film loses a vital dimension. Despite minimal dialogue and a cast of faces rarely seen on screen, the film achieves an extraordinary intimacy with its characters. Faces, gestures, and silence carry the weight. Escape is central but never romantic: flight from reality and memory comes first, while escape from war appears only as a last resort. As the film progresses, narrative direction erodes, making catharsis and any form of happy ending impossible. This is not a flaw but intent. Sirat is austere, punishing, and unflinchingly honest. See more Eye C @ECinc Feb 2 Definitivamente toma mucho tiempo para que pase algo y entonces todo se va al demonio de forma gratuita y sin sentido. Un hombre en búsqueda de su hija deambula por el desierto africano hasta que todo sale mal. No me queda clara la intención de la película, y siendo honesto al final si te sorprende y te tensa muy fuerte… pero todo sin sentido y pareciera que está ahí solo para despertar al espectador que ya se soplo más de dos tercios de algo que no tiene rumbo y entonces acaba. Definitivamente hay mejores en la terna de mejor película internacional. Si se quieren ahorrar un par de sustos adelante. See more Dolores Z. @DoloZ Feb 1 Luis searches without answers. “I wasn’t thinking.” After the sacred journey, explosion strips control. It feels like Shakespeare: instinct, fate, survival See more AsianLens P @AsianLensPlus Feb 1 Is Sirât the most devastating or most pointless film ever? Sirât either captivates you and bores you to death. If it did the prior, you'd have gone through a journey so harrowing yet weirdly catharthic. That's what this breathtaking road movie did to me. That super-thin line between life and death serves as a blazing core of this devastating film. Definitely one of the most memorable films I've watched this year. Watching it without knowing anything at all is recommended. Some journeys in life are best taken not knowing the destination. Just let the leap of faith guide you. See more Vince Q. @Vincedeq Feb 1 A psychological parable set in the harsh Moroccan desert, Oliver Laxe’s film tests the bonds of humanity against the terror of the unknown. Kanding Ray’s haunting techno track pairs with stunning visuals which serve as escorts for a father's fool's errand into the jaws of hell. What seems a film about an ill-fated rescue journey is really a parable for the state of the world's refugee, terrified and powerless in the face of mounting violence and oppression. As the train flees war in the final scene, we are left only with a track to nowhere. See more Read all reviews

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