Premiere Run • MAGELLAN

Premiere Run February 6–12

At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (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 by 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. A vast, globe-spanning epic from Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz (Norte, the End of History), MAGELLAN 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. – Janus Films

2025 • dir Lav Diaz w/Gael García Bernal • 163 min • DCP

Watch the Trailer:

“MESMERIZING. A STUNNINGLY MOUNTED, POLITICALLY RIGOROUS WORK." – VARIETY

“WITH DEEP FEELING… AND IMAGES THAT CAN MAKE YOU GASP.” – The New York Times

You may also like the following events from Brattle Theatre:

• This Thursday, 5th February, 03:30 pm, (Some of) The Best of 2025 • WAKE UP DEAD MAN in Cambridge
• This Friday, 6th February, 03:30 pm, Friday Film Matinee: DO THE RIGHT THING • Screening on 35mm in Cambridge
• Next Sunday, 15th February, 12:00 pm, Bugs Bunny Film Festival • Sun, Feb 15 – Sun, Feb 22 in Cambridge

Also check out other Entertainment events in Cambridge.