"Sirat", the original Movistar Plus+ film, to represent Spain at the Oscars

The Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has selected “Sirat”, the original Movistar Plus+ film, to represent Spain at the next Oscars in the Best International Feature Film category. Oliver Laxe's film will premiere on Movistar Plus+ this Friday, 19 September, and will be available to all clients of the platform. “Sirat” is an original Movistar Plus+ film produced in collaboration with Filmes da Ermida, El Deseo, Uri Films and 4a4 Productions, distributed in Spain by Bteam Pictures. International sales are handled by The Match Factory.

“Sirat” was selected from a shortlist of three finalists, which also included “Romería”, directed by Carla Simón, and “Deaf”, by Eva Libertad. Both titles were co-produced by Movistar Plus+. “Deaf”, already available to all Movistar Plus+ customers, won the Audience Award in the Panorama section of the 2025 Berlin Film Festival and was the big winner at this year's Malaga Film Festival. “Romería”, released in cinemas on 5 September, was presented at the last Cannes Film Festival and will arrive on the platform after its run in cinemas.

Since its theatrical release in Spain on 6 June, “Sirat” has become one of the great Spanish film phenomena of the year. A gem created and directed by Oliver Laxe, it was ex aequo winner of the Jury Prize at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.With the selection of “Sirat” in the final race for the Oscars, Movistar Plus+ continues to reach important milestones in Spanish cinema. This is another step forward in the platform's journey to consolidate its position as the leader of the audiovisual industry in Spain.

The film follows a man (Sergi López) and his son (Bruno Núñez Arjona) as they arrive at a remote rave in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are looking for Mar, their daughter and sister, who disappeared months ago at one of these parties that never end. They hand out her photo over and over again, surrounded by electronic music and a kind of freedom they have never known. There, they decide to follow a group of ravers in search of one last party to be held in the desert, where they hope to find the missing young woman.