Óliver Laxe Coro is a French-born Spanish film director, screenwriter and actor of Galician origin. His debut feature film 'You All Are Captains' premiered at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the FIPRESCI Prize. His third film 'Fire Will Come' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize.
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Biography from TMDB.
- April 11, 1982 (44)
- Paris, France
- Director, actor, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Oliver Laxe's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 3 · Charged 0 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 4
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Oliver Laxe's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Oliver Laxe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Vacío Luminoso(2026)
El Padrimono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
HU /هُوَ. Bailad como si nadie os viera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Aro berria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Sirat(2025)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
The Future is Goats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Krabi, 2562 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Fire Will Come(2019)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Love Me Not (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Mimosas(2016)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
The Sky Trembles and the Earth Is Afraid and the Two Eyes Are Not Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
The Fifth Gospel of Kaspar Hauser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Moussem les morts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
You All Are Captains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
París #1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Suena la trompeta, ahora veo otra cara (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
And the Chimneys Decided to Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
The Wind Blew On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.
Awards
5 major awards from 11 major nominations, 2010–2026.
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film Not in the English Language
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best International Film
- Cannes award, won ×2
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, nominated
- Cannes award, won
- Cannes award, won · Directors' Fortnight or Critics' Week
- Cannes award, nominated ×2
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
How do Oliver Laxe's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of the 3 of 4 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 61st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th2
Shape of the crowd
None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 83/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Oliver Laxe work with?
People who share at least 2 of Oliver Laxe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mauro Herce shares the most, 4.
Writers
- Santiago FillolShared titles: Sirat (2025), Fire Will Come (2019), Mimosas (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Santiago Fillol
Cinematographers and editors
- Mauro HerceShared titles: Vacío Luminoso (2026), Sirat (2025), Fire Will Come (2019), Mimosas (2016)See all 4 shared titles with Mauro Herce
- Cristóbal FernándezShared titles: Fire Will Come (2019), Mimosas (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Cristóbal Fernández
Producers
- Xavi FontShared titles: Vacío Luminoso (2026), Sirat (2025), Fire Will Come (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Xavi Font
- Esther GarcíaShared titles: Vacío Luminoso (2026), Sirat (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Esther García
- Oriol MaymóShared titles: Vacío Luminoso (2026), Sirat (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Oriol Maymó
- Andrea QueraltShared titles: Sirat (2025), Fire Will Come (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Andrea Queralt