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Magellan (2025)

Magellan (2025)

Drama Adventure History
Release Date: 2025, September 10
Directors: Lav Diaz
Countries: Spain, France, Philippines, Portugal, Taiwan
Production: Andergraun Films, Rosa Filmes, Epicmedia, Black Cap Pictures, El Viaje Films, Volos Films, Lib Films, Ten17p
Cast: Alberto Garcia, Gael García Bernal, Ronnie Saet, Anthony Blesa, Antonio Adlawan, Brontis Jodorowsky, Hazel Orencio, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Amado Arjay Babon, Ronnie Lazaro, Ângela Ramos, Tomás Alves

Overview:

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands. He embarks on a perilous journey across the uncharted Pacific, where his fleet faces starvation, mutiny, and the psychological toll of endless seas. Upon reaching the shores of Cebu, Magellan is pulled into a fatal conflict with the natives by his drive to spread Catholicism, culminating in his tragic doom.

Keywords:

based on true story period drama based on real person historical drama historical epic 16th century explorer seafarer biographical drama oceanic expedition colonization slow cinema historical revisionism multilingual portuguese history magellan slow hispanic monarchy (spanish empire) lav diaz 1510s 1520s filipino cinema portuguese monarchy