Spain Selects ‘Sirât,’ a Cannes Festival Jury Prize Winner, for the International Feature Oscar 

Spain has selected director Oliver Laxe’s mind-boggling desert odyssey “Sirât,” as its official entry for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. “Sirât” was subject of a high-profile pick-up for North America by Neon, announced mid-Cannes Festival after its world premiere in main competition, raising the question, as Variety has noted, about how […]