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Desert raves and apocalyptic doom collide in 'Sirāt,' one of the year's most talked about films
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Oliver Laxe, director/co-writer of the film "Sirat," appears during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Toronto. - photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
TORONTO (AP) — Oliver Laxe, the spiritually minded, 6-foot-6-inch French-born Galician director, knows that his new film, “Sirāt,” has given him a reputation to live up to. “When I’m on a plane and things are going bad, I say, “Come on, you’re the director of ‘Sirāt.' You cannot be scared,” Laxe, 41, says, laughing.