A HAUNTING ELEGY FOR A LOST PRECOLONIAL PAST.

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.

Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and selected as the Philippines' Oscar entry. From Filipino auteur Lav Diaz — a filmmaker whose work has found a new generation of admirers through the festival circuit and beyond — "Magellan" is a stark vision of the brutality at the heart of European conquest, and a haunting elegy for a lost precolonial past.

Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and Cebuano. English subtitles available.