Our monthly focus in January is on Spain as a film country - time and again, outstanding films find their way into German cinemas. We bring together current Spanish productions of various genres, from the idiosyncratic romantic comedy to the unconventional family drama to the Almodóvar-produced visionary desert trip, from flamenco to bullfighting.

SIRÂT

ESP/FRA 2025. D: Oliver Laxe. D: Sergi López, Brúno Núñez, Stefania Gadda, Joshua Liam Henderson, Jade Oukid. 115 min. span-frzOmdtU. FSK: 16

Morocco, desert, mountains in the background; enormous loudspeaker towers, a crowd of people - a rave in the middle of the sand. A father and son arrive and ask for Mar, their daughter and sister - she has disappeared. Together with a group of ravers, the search leads them on an off-road trip through the desert. A place where you can lose yourself, especially when you're looking for someone.
Atmospheric, shimmering, mysterious - Oliver Laxe creates a hypnotic film with magical images in which everything can dissolve at any time. And you can never be sure what will happen next. "A madcap road trip through desert purgatory - disturbing, fascinating and with cult potential" (Variety) - "A nightmarish and exhilarating experience, infused with unusual love and tenderness." (The New Yorker)
Produced by Agustín and Pedro Almodóvar - Jury Prize in Cannes!