Sirāt tells the story of a man searching for his lost daughter at a rave in the Sahara Desert. Though it carries echoes of earlier cinema, nothing about this film feels derivative or secondhand.
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A birthday party for a dying father chronicles childhood before loss in ‘Tótem’
Director Lila Avilés’ film is a celebration of family and spirituality in contemporary Mexican society. And it’s a beacon of how women filmmakers are becoming the new face of Mexican cinema.
