Overview
- Academy Award nominations announced on January 22 place Oliver Laxe’s film in Best International Feature and Best Sound, with the ceremony set for March 15 in Los Angeles.
- Coverage notes the Best Sound nod reportedly recognizes an all-female sound team, a detail stated in interviews but not independently verified in the reports.
- Oliver Laxe says the production captured a real three-day desert rave with music playing continuously throughout filming to ground the film’s sensory intensity.
- After surpassing one million admissions across France and Spain, the film widens its rollout with a Peru theatrical opening on January 29.
- Following its 2025 Cannes Jury Prize, the film built awards momentum through Toronto and London festivals, with Super 16 mm visuals and a Kangding Ray score central to its identity.