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' 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.
'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.
Synopsis of 'Sirat'
A man (Sergi López) and his son (Bruno Núñez Arjona) 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.
Technical team
The film's technical team is made up of renowned professionals such as Oriol Maymó ('The Invisible Line', 'Eye for an Eye', 'The Next Skin') as production manager, Mauro Herce as director of photography (Goya Award for Best Photography for 'Fire Will Come'), Laia Ateca ('Mantícora', 'Perfect Life', 'The Grandmother') as art director, Nadia Acimi ('Fire Will Come', 'Mes frères, et moi', 'Mimosas') as costume designer and musician Kangding Ray as composer of the soundtrack.
About Movistar Plus+
Movistar Plus+ is the leading audiovisual entertainment offering of the Telefónica Group in Spain. Its proposition includes bold original productions and the best premium sports content, films, series, documentaries and programmes, in addition to the best functionalities and on-demand access so users can enjoy watching television wherever, however and whenever they wish.
Movistar Plus+ was born as a film producer in 2013 under the Telefónica Studios brand. Some of the co-produced titles are ‘Palm Trees in the Snow’, ‘Regression’, ‘Tadeo Jones", ‘My Big Night’, ‘Anacleto Secret Agent’, ‘Wild Tales’, ‘To Steal From A Thief’, ‘Truman’, ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ or ‘Champions’. In 2019, Movistar Plus+ released its first original fiction film, ‘While at War’, by Alejandro Amenábar, followed by ‘Prison 77’, by Alberto Rodríguez, and ‘I’m Nevenka’ by Iciar Bollain. In 2025, Movistar Plus+ has produced ‘Sirat’, Jury Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival, directed by Oliver Laxe, ‘Los Tigres’, by Alberto Rodríguez, and ‘Los Domingos’ by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa. Upcoming announced projects include ‘The Beloved’ by Rodrigo Sorogoyen and ‘La bola negra’ by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi.
