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10/09/2025 History, Adventure, Drama 2h 44m
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Overview

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.

  1. Lav Diaz

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gael García Bernal

    Fernão de Magalhães

  2. Amado Arjay Babon

    Enrique de Malacca

  3. Ronnie Lazaro

    Rajah Humabon

  4. Ângela Ramos

    María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa

  5. Dario Yazbek Bernal

    Duarte Barbosa

  6. Tomás Alves

    Francisco Serrão

  7. Bong Cabrera

    Rajah Kulambo

  8. Hazel Orencio

    Reyna Juana

  9. Baptiste Pinteaux

    Father Dela Reina

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Reviews

A review by Louay Jabry
Written by Louay Jabry on 2026-01-23
I have never assigned a rating of 1/10 to any film until this one. For all those that have been taken by the cinematography, you have been taken for a ride. The use of a 4:3 ratio, dark, smudgy static wide shot series of 2-4 minutes takes, minimal dialog and acting does not make a great film, especially when it is slow for no reason and lasts almost 3 hours. You couldn't even see the main protagonist's face for the first 70 minutes. The net result is a ludicrous film masquerading as art, a talentless, lazy imitation of Werner Herzog's Aguirre, the Wrath of God.
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Status
Released

Original Language
Portuguese

Budget
$2,340,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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