Magellan” opens with a young girl looking through a dense thicket of foliage and spotting something alarming. “I saw a white ...

Filipino auteur Diaz and his star García Bernal tell IndieWire about everything that went into playing Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan — and the portrayal by a Mexican actor.

Whatever seafaring saga your imagination may conjure upon hearing the name Magellan, it’s nothing like “Magellan.” Or “Magalhães” in the original Portuguese, the most recent offering from ...

Magellan by Lav Diaz, a historical biopic starring Gael García Bernal, was featured in the Cannes Première lineup for 2025 and hits theaters on December 31, 2025.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Leave it to slow cinema auteur Lav Diaz (2013’s four-hour “Norte, The End of History”) to serve you colonialism in ...

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Gael García Bernal stars as Ferdinand Magellan in Lav Diaz’s grand hypnotic drama Magellan. The arthouse icon and the acclaimed director talked to GQ about making the movie (and that viral film ...

The new film Magellan chronicles the life of Portuguese colonizer Ferdinand Magellan, the first person to circumnavigate the globe. Known for his voyage crossing the Pacific Ocean and landing on the ...

Gael García Bernal plays the explorer Ferdinand Magellan in Lav Diaz’s portrait of a brutal adventurer and his travels across the globe. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an ...

When we first glimpse the explorer Ferdinand Magellan in the stunning new film that bears his name, he is lying on a corpse-strewn beach, looking near death himself. It’s 1511, and he has just ...

Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz's epic, visually stunning film presents its subject not as a daring explorer but as desperate and despotic 4.5/5 stars The Cannes Film Festival may be hosting yet another ...