I also remembered a strain of post-1960s filmmaking that saw distressed parents searching for lost children or grandchildren among disturbing countercultures. That is the one where John Mills sought out his grandchild among pseudo-pagan hippies as the world comes to an apparent end. The desperate attempt to find predecessors, of course, confirms quite what an original film Laxe, the Spanish director of Mimosas and Fire Will Come, has put before lucky audiences. Best enjoyed in the biggest cinema with the best audio system, Sirāt leans into the ravers’ musical preference with unforgiving relish. [ Oliver Laxe on the making of desert rave epic Sirat: ‘You jump into the abyss’Opens in new window ]Then, around halfway through, something extraordinary happens.

Source: The Irish Times February 27, 2026 20:22 UTC