Magellan
Magalhães
2025, Film, 160 min, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Portuguese, Portugal, MoviePedia score 63
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.
Directed by Lav Diaz
Cast
- Gael García Bernal as Fernão de Magalhães
- Ângela Azevedo Ramos as Beatriz Barbosa de Magalhães
- Amado Arjay Babon as Enrique
- Dario Yazbek Bernal as Duarte Barbosa
- Hazel Orencio as Reyna Juana
- Ronnie Lazaro as Raja Humabon
- Tomás Alves as Francisco Serrão
- Bong Cabrera as Raja Kulambo
- Max Grosse Majench as Juan de Cartagena
- Roger Alan Koza as D. Afonso de Albuquerque
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