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Oliver Laxe Sees ‘Sirat’ as Accessible Art With a Tribal Beat
Oliver Laxe's 'Sirat,' a techno-fueled hero's journey, blends arthouse with mainstream, evoking "Dune" and "Mad Max" in a pre-apocalyptic tale.
Cannes regular Oliver Laxe returns this year with “ Sirat,” a Morocco-set, techno-fueled story about an almost mythical journey through the desert that pushes its characters to their absolute limits. This film draws from the mythic and stylized qualities of “Dune” and “Mad Max,” but reinterprets them in a more spiritual, introspective and pre-apocalyptic context. I worked with David Letellier (aka Kangding Ray), someone who understands both the energy of rave culture and a more esoteric, ambient side.
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