Overview
- The one-week qualifying run starts November 14 in select New York and Los Angeles theaters, with a wider U.S. release planned for early 2026.
- Spain selected the film as its official Oscar submission after its Cannes debut where it won the Jury Prize.
- The story follows a father and his 12-year-old son searching Morocco’s rave circuit for a missing daughter before joining a desert caravan.
- Critics highlight Mauro Herce’s documentary-like cinematography and a pulsing techno score by Kangding Ray as defining the film’s mood and drive.
- Laxe blends professionals with non-professional ravers performing under their own names as the journey unfolds against military evacuations, war warnings, and climate scarcity, while the film posts strong box office in Spain and France and draws comparisons to The Wages of Fear and Mad Max.