"Sirat" — Read, Study, & Download The Screenplay by Santiago Fillol & Oliver Laxe
A Road Movie Where the Road Is a Moral Test.
The "Sirat" screenplay is not a missing-person story. It’s a passage. Set against the liminal world of desert raves and drifting communities, the screenplay follows a father and son moving through spaces that feel unmoored from time, law, and destination. What begins as a search slowly becomes something stranger and more unsettling: a narrowing of possibility.
Named for the SIRĀT bridge of Islamic tradition, said to be thinner than a hair and sharper than a blade, the story unfolds like a spiritual crossing. Every choice tightens. Every encounter reframes what matters.
This is not a film about answers. It’s about what survives when answers stop working.
"Sirat" — Educator Resources & Study Guide
Writing Story as Passage, Not Plot.
"Sirat" is a rare example of metaphysical storytelling that remains grounded in character and physical movement. The screenplay teaches how tone, landscape, and structure can work together to create meaning without relying on conventional plot mechanics.
For screenwriters, this is a case study in liminal narratives, allegorical structure, philosophical pacing, and how stories can function as experiences rather than explanations.
→ Download the full Educator Breakdown (PDF) for tone analysis, screenwriting takeaways, a Critical Lens module, and a writing exercise. For the complete "Sirat" screenplay, continue scrolling until you see the button.
Sirat (2025) — Classroom Study
The "Sirat" screenplay is a masterclass in experiential storytelling. Rather than building meaning through exposition or plot escalation, it constructs significance through movement, encounter, and atmosphere. The screenplay treats narrative not as a sequence of events, but as a moral narrowing: a progressive stripping away of certainty, safety, and control. What makes "Sirat" remarkable is its refusal to explain itself. It trusts the audience to feel its way forward. This is not a story that answers questions; it relocates them. For screenwriters, it demonstrates how story can function as a passage, not a puzzle.
- What makes a story “about” something without stating it
- How environment shapes theme
- Allegory vs ambiguity
- Liminal spaces in cinema
- Fatherhood as moral framework
- When answers weaken stories
- Spiritual storytelling without doctrine
- Audience trust and discomfort
"Sirat" One Sheet & Script Intel
A father arrives with his young son in the Moroccan desert searching for his missing daughter. Learning that she has become entangled in the local rave culture, they team up with a group of nomads to journey deeper into the desert to find her, while conflict and danger erupt around them. NEON
| Type | ... |
FYC
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| Version | ... | FinalEnglish |
| Date | ... | 04.17.2024 |
| Pages | ... | 52 |
| Genres | ... | Action Adventure Drama |
| Screenplay | ... | Santiago Fillol Oliver Laxe |
| IMDb ID | ... | 32298285 |
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