It stars Gael García Bernal as Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, and depicts his role in the Portuguese and Spanish colonial campaigns in Southeast Asia in the early 16th century. …

Magellan: Directed by Lav Diaz. With Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Dario Yazbek Bernal. A portrayal of Ferdinand Magellan and Beatriz Barbosa's 1517 marriage …

Plot: What's the story about? 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 …

May 28, 2025 · By the standards of Filipino formalist and running-time maximalist Lav Diaz, his latest opus “ Magellan ” qualifies as a veritable blockbuster.

May 24, 2025 · In 'Magellan,' starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Lav Diaz depicts the decade of devastation wreaked by European conquistadors in the Pacific.

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Oct 27, 2025 · Gael Garcia Bernal is alluring in Slow Cinema pioneer Lav Diaz's unconventional biopic, which deromanticizes the brutal colonialist Ferdinand Magellan

In the 16th century, Ferdinand Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King of Portugal, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the …

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 …

May 18, 2025 · Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, 'Magellan' sees Gael García Bernal and Lav Diaz unite for an immersive epic. Read our review.