Nathan Weinbender reviews "Sirāt"

About this episode

Nathan Weinbender reviews the Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt, describing it as unflinching and brutal yet somewhat empty.

The Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt is now available on digital rental platforms. Nathan Weinbender says it’s unflinching and brutal, but also a bit empty beyond its blunt-force style.

People in this episode

Host: Nathan Weinbender

Topics covered

• film
• thriller
• reviews

Keywords

• Sirāt
• Oscar-nominated
• French-Spanish
• digital rental

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Sirāt

Books & works: Sirāt, Oscar

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