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The trailer of Gael Garcia Bernal starrer humanities escapade film, Magellan, was unveiled by the makers connected November 18, 2025. The film, written and directed by Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz, is based connected the beingness of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and had its premiere earlier this twelvemonth astatine the Cannes Film Festival wherever it gained captious acclaim.
The two-minute trailer introduces Bernal arsenic Magellan arsenic helium leads a fleet of ships for the archetypal voyage crossed the Pacific water to Southeast Asia successful Philippines. A voice-over declares that the territorial conquest is the furthest from thing Christians person done before.
Magellan is painted arsenic a antheral driven by a emotion for powerfulness and wealthiness arsenic helium takes connected the travel crossed the sea. The trailer shows however the conquest led to the massacre of the section radical coating a grim representation of colonialism. The movie is besides filled with breathtaking visuals of the oversea and the earthy quality of the island.
As per the synopsis, Magellan portrays the colonisation of Philippines arsenic a “primal, shocking brushwood with the unknown”. It besides stars Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Dario Yazbek Bernal successful cardinal roles and was selected arsenic Philippines’ authoritative introduction to the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.
The movie is produced by Joaquim Sapinho, Marta Alves, Albert Serra, Montse Triola, Paul Soriano, Mark Victor and volition beryllium released successful theatres successful NY and LA connected January 9 adjacent year.
Lav Diaz is known for making agelong communicative films with minimalistic storytelling that blends agelong takes portion exploring analyzable socio-political issues. His enactment received larger designation with the 2013 intelligence play Norte, the End of History, which was screened successful Un Certain Regard astatine the Cannes Film Festival.
