MAGELLAN
Genre
Biopic, Drama
Language
VOSTF
Duration
163
Rating
Synopsis
*Official selection of the Philippines for the 2026 Oscars.
At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Gael García Bernal) navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY), MAGELLAN presents the colonization of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration.
The film is also available with English subtitles. Click here to see the screenings with English subtitles.
Release year
2025
Directed by
Lav Diaz
Country
Portugal, Philippines, Spain
Actors
Gael García Bernal, Roger Alan Koza, Dario Yazbek Bernal