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Magellan

Magellan

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Magellan

2025

2h 44m

6.4(35 votes)

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Adventure

Drama

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.

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Andergraun Films

Rosa Filmes

Epicmedia

El Viaje Films

Volos Films

Ten17p

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Fernão de Magalhães

Amado Arjay Babon

Amado Arjay Babon

Enrique de Malacca

Ronnie Lazaro

Ronnie Lazaro

Rajah Humabon

Ângela Ramos

Ângela Ramos

María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa

Dario Yazbek Bernal

Dario Yazbek Bernal

Duarte Barbosa

Tomás Alves

Tomás Alves

Francisco Serrão

Bong Cabrera

Bong Cabrera

Rajah Kulambo

Hazel Orencio

Hazel Orencio

Reyna Juana

Baptiste Pinteaux

Baptiste Pinteaux

Father Dela Reina

Roger Alan Koza

Roger Alan Koza

Alfonso de Albuquerque

Creative team

Directed by: Lav Diaz
Written by: Lav Diaz
Produced by: Bianca Balbuena
Bradley Liew

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