Overview

• Spain’s film academy named Sirât to represent the country in Best International Feature, with the announcement delivered by filmmaker Pablo Berger in Madrid.
• Sirât was chosen from a three-title shortlist over Carla Simón’s Romería and Eva Libertad’s Sorda.
• Winner of the Cannes Jury Prize, the Spain–France co-production backed in part by El Deseo stars Sergi López and Bruno Núñez.
• The story follows a father and son searching in southern Morocco; the film has earned more than €2.5 million in Spain and launched widely in France (311 cinemas, 142,000 tickets reported).
• Neon will release the film in the United States in November, as it seeks to advance to the Oscars shortlist on December 16, the nominee lineup on January 22, and the March 15 ceremony.