Magellan

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Gael García Bernal) persuades the Spanish Crown to fund a daring voyage into uncharted oceans, attempting the first passage across the vast Pacific. The globe-spanning journey becomes a test of endurance and faith, as hunger, storms, and mutiny push the crew to the brink. Upon reaching the Malay Archipelago, Magellan’s dream of discovery hardens into obsession, sparking rebellion and a reckoning with devastating consequences. Epic in scale and hypnotic in its power, Lav Diaz’s Magellan is a visually ravishing historical and spiritual epic. This is not the myth of Magellan, but the truth of his journey.