"A hypnotizing historical and spiritual epic that’s immersive in a way that few decades-spanning stories successfully pull off."—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire
"One of the most beautiful movies of the year."—Zach Lewis, Slant Magazine
"A pure, untouched piece of art from an auteur who knows precisely what he wants."—Timothy Lee, Geeks of Color
A Blue Carpet Dash Film
At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (Gael García Bernal) navigated a fleet of ships to Southeast Asia, attempting the first voyage across the vast Pacific Ocean. On reaching the Malay Archipelago, the crew pushed to the brink of madness in the harshness of the high seas and overwhelming natural beauty of the islands, Magellan's obsession leads to a rebellion and reckoning with the consequences of power. This vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (Norte, the End of History) presents the colonization of the Philippines as a primal, shocking encounter with the unknown and a radical retelling of European narratives of discovery and exploration.