Magellan
aka Magalhães
First screened in October 2025
Director: Lav Diaz. Cast: Gael García Bernal, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Roger Alan Koza, Tomás Alves, Rafael Morais, Brontis Jodorowsky, Ângela Azevedo, Max Grosse Majench, Amado Arjay Babon, Daniel Viana, Paulo Calatré, Cláudio Henriques, Yvanne Evangelista, Ghdd Amaro, Ronnie Lazaro, Hazel Orencio. Screenplay: Lav Diaz.

   
Photo © 2025 Rosa Filmes / Andergraun Films / Black Cap Pictures /
Lib Films / El Viaje Films / Volos Films / Ten 17P
In Brief: Colonialism as violence (especially), boredom, idealism, and rivalry. Mostly earns grand scope, slow pace. Smart ending.

VOR: ④  At times Diaz makes the film he wants, not the one his material or his audience needs. But it's bold and potent about the past and the present.

Grade: B+

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