MAGELLAN MAGALHÃES LAV DIAZ

16th century. Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world. He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan’s mind changes. He becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control. This is not the myth of Magellan, but the truth of his journey.

ಹದಿನಾರನೇ ಶತಮಾನ. ಯೌವನ ಪುಟಿದೇಳುತ್ತಿರುವ, ಮಹತ್ವಾಕಾಂಕ್ಷೆ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಪೋರ್ಚುಗೀಸ್ ನಾವಿಕ ಫರ್ಡಿನಾಂಡ್ ಮಗೆಲ್ಲನ್, ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ಅನ್ವೇಷಿಸುವ ತನ್ನ ಕನಸಿಗೆ ಬೆಂಬಲ ನೀಡಲು ನಿರಾಕರಿಸಿದ ರಾಜನ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಬಂಡಾಯ ಏಳುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಪೂರ್ವದ ಪುರಾಣ ಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ ನಾಡುಗಳತ್ತ ದಿಟ್ಟ ದಂಡಯಾತ್ರೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಅವನು ಸ್ಪೇನ್‌ನ ರಾಜಮನೆತನದಿಂದ ಹಣಕಾಸು ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಸಮುದ್ರಯಾನ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಗೂ ಮೀರಿ ದೈಹಿಕವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ಕಠಿಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ — ಹಸಿವು ಮತ್ತು ದಂಗೆಗಳು ನಾವಿಕರ ಸಹನೆಯನ್ನು ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಮಲಯ ದ್ವೀಪಸಮೂಹದ ದ್ವೀಪಗಳಿಗೆ ತಲುಪಿದ ಬಳಿಕ, ಮ್ಯಾಗೆಲ್ಲನ್‌ನ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಬದಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಅವನು ಅಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಮತಾಂತರದ ಗೀಳಿಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ — ಇದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಅವನ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣಕ್ಕೆ ಮೀರಿದ ಹಿಂಸಾತ್ಮಕ ಬಂಡಾಯಗಳು ಉಂಟಾಗುತ್ತವೆ. ಇದು ಮಗೆಲ್ಲನ್‌ನ ಪುರಾಣ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲ, ಅವನ ಪಯಣದ ಸತ್ಯ ಸಂಗತಿ.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Rosa Filmes, Andergraun Films, Black Cap Pictures, Lib Films

Screenplay :

Lav Diaz

Director of Photography :

Artur Tort, Lav Diaz

Editor :

Lav Diaz, Artur Tort

Sound :

Emmanuel Bonnat, Cecil Buban

Cast :

Gael García Bernal, Ângela Azevedo, Amado Arjay Babon, Ronnie Lazaro, Hazel Orencio

Awards - Winner :

Valladolid IFF (Golden Spike - Best Film)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

Munich FF (Best International Film), Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Best Film, Best Cinematography)

Lav Diaz (b. 1958, Philippines), is a filmmaker renowned for his contemplative, long-form cinema and deep engagement with the Filipino socio-political landscape. Characterized by extended durations, long takes, and frequent black-and-white imagery, his films are marked by thematic depth and an unflinching engagement with social and political realities, exploring history, memory, suffering, and the human condition. Hailed as the “Ideological Father of the New Philippine Cinema,” Diaz has profoundly influenced international art cinema through his uncompromising narrative approach. His major works include NORTE, THE END OF HISTORY (2013), FROM WHAT IS BEFORE (2014), and THE WOMAN WHO LEFT (2016), all acclaimed at festivals such as Venice and Berlin.

  1. 1. DJ AHMET
  2. 2. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
  3. 3. SOUND OF FALLING
  4. 4. MY FATHER'S SHADOW
  5. 5. NO OTHER CHOICE
  6. 6. WHERE THE WIND COMES FROM
  7. 7. IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
  8. 8. RESURRECTION
  9. 9. A POET
  10. 10. MAGELLAN
  11. 11. SIRĀT
  12. 12. FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER
  13. 13. THE MASTERMIND
  14. 14. LATE SHIFT
  15. 15. AMRUM
  16. 16. CASE 137
  17. 17. SKIN OF YOUTH
  18. 18. WE BELIEVE YOU
  19. 19. BETTER GO MAD IN THE WILD
  20. 20. FATHER
  21. 21. MORTICIAN
  22. 22. TO THE VICTORY!
  23. 23. DREAMS
  24. 24. THE BLUE TRAIL
  25. 25. MOTHERTONGUE
  26. 26. A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD
  27. 27. FIUME O MORTE!
  28. 28. THE THINGS YOU KILL
  29. 29. YOUNG MOTHERS
  30. 30. THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO
  31. 31. CATANE
  32. 32. PROMISED SKY
  33. 33. CHRISTY
  34. 34. I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
  35. 35. THE PUPIL
  36. 36. COMANDANTE FRITZ
  37. 37. IMPATIENCE OF THE HEART
  38. 38. STRAIGHT CIRCLE
  39. 39. DRY LEAF
  40. 40. A USEFUL GHOST
  41. 41. SLEEPLESS CITY
  42. 42. OUTCRY
  43. 43. MY UNCLE JENS
  44. 44. THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
  45. 45. KONTINENTAL '25
  46. 46. JANINE MOVES TO THE COUNTRY
  47. 47. DIVINE COMEDY
  48. 48. A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT
  49. 49. THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE
  50. 50. GOD WILL NOT HELP
  51. 51. TÊTES BRÛLÉES
  52. 52. REEDLAND
  53. 53. DEAD DOG
  54. 54. NINO
  55. 55. BEFORE THE BODY
  56. 56. LOVE ME TENDER
  57. 57. THE LAST AMBASSADOR
  58. 58. CARAVAN
  59. 59. WHAT DOES THAT NATURE SAY TO YOU
  60. 60. AS WE BREATHE
  61. 61. TALES OF THE WOUNDED LAND
  62. 62. HALF MOON
  63. 63. THE PORTUGUESE HOUSE
  64. 64. FOLLIES
  65. 65. THE DEVIL SMOKES
  66. 66. VANILLA
  67. 67. BLUE HERON
  68. 68. KOKORAS
  69. 69. DRAGONFLY
  70. 70. KIKA
  71. 71. MAYSOON
  72. 72. BEACHCOMBER
  73. 73. WIND, TALK TO ME
  74. 74. BROKEN VOICES
  75. 75. RENOVATION
  76. 76. HAPPY BIRTHDAY
  77. 77. HUMAN RESOURCE
  78. 78. NOMAD SHADOW
  79. 79. THE DREAMED ONES
  80. 80. TWO PROSECUTORS
  81. 81. CLOISTERED SISTER
  82. 82. ORENDA
  83. 83. DE TAL PALO
  84. 84. MILITANTROPOS
  85. 85. RIVERSTONE
  86. 86. OSLO: A TAIL OF PROMISE
  87. 87. MAHIMA
  88. 88. BELÉN