Sira - DVD

In 'Sirat,' director Óliver Laxe crafts a haunting trek through the Moroccan desert-one part survival odyssey, one part emotional reckoning. When a father and his son set out to find a missing daughter, they become unwilling travelers in a landscape unraveling into conflict. With riveting performances and a stark visual palette, the film pulses with danger and humanity. This Blu-ray edition includes Spanish audio with English subtitles, region-free viewing, and a widescreen presentation that showcases the film's unforgiving beauty.

When Sam's adult daughter Sara, who has been missing for over a year, surfaces as 'Jasmine,' a prostitute on the Las Vegas strip, Sam heads out to Las Vegas to find her and bring her back home after she's been beaten up badly by one of her clients.

Amira is a vivacious 17-year-old who has grown-up believing she was conceived with the smuggled sperm of her incarcerated father (Ali Suliman). Proud to be the daughter of a man she considers a political prisoner and a hero to her Palestinian neighborhood, Amira adores her father with a fierce zeal. Her sense of identity is shattered when another attempt to conceive a child with her father's smuggled sperm reveals he is infertile. As her family and community react with suspicion and disbelief, the teenager, angry and feeling betrayed, doggedly sets out to uncover the truth, no matter where it might lead her. Inspired by true stories of children conceived in secret by Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Diab crafts a family drama as gripping as any political thriller.