Premiering at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, 'Magellan' sees Gael García Bernal and Lav Diaz unite for an immersive epic.

Magellan was Portuguese, but sailed on behalf of Spain. He was a formidable captain, but his crew hated him. His expedition was the first to sail around the world, but he didn’t end up circling ...

Lav Diaz. Portugal/Spain/France/Philippines/Taiwan 2025. 160mins. The illusions and indignities of European colonial history ...

The phrase means “Hail, noble captain; it has been done again” and, along with the accompanying dates, refers to the beginning of the expedition that achieved ... for his mission the voyage begun by ...

Limasawa, the smallest municipality in Southern Leyte, is popularly known as the site of the Easter Mass celebrated by the Magellan expedition in 1521. But I visited Limasawa not because of its ...

The film, set in the 16th century, follows Magellan, a young and ambitious ... and persuades the Spanish monarchy to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East.