In theatres January 9th, 2026
At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan 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.
Written & Directed by: Lav Diaz
Cast: Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo
Executive Producers: Bi Gan, Wan Juan
Producers: Joaquim Sapinho, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Mark Victor, Marta Vieira Alves
US Distributor: Janus Films
2025 / Portugal / 163 min
Source: Janus Films
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