The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Metacritic 89/100. Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. It runs long at 2h 44m.
Synopsis
At the dawn of the modern era, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan leads an expedition under the Spanish crown in search of the first westward route to the Spice Islands. He embarks on a perilous journey across the uncharted Pacific, where his fleet faces starvation, mutiny, and the psychological toll of endless seas. Upon reaching the shores of Cebu, Magellan is pulled into a fatal conflict with the natives by his drive to spread Catholicism, culminating in his tragic doom.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Metacritic89/100
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
35 audience votes
Key crew
- Lav DiazScreenplay
- Lav DiazDirector
- Marc VerdaguerOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gael García BernalFernão de Magalhães
- Amado Arjay BabonEnrique de Malacca
- Ronnie LazaroRajah Humabon
- Ângela RamosMaría Caldera Beatriz Barbosa
- Dario Yazbek BernalDuarte Barbosa
- Tomás AlvesFrancisco Serrão
- Bong CabreraRajah Kulambo
- Hazel OrencioReyna Juana
- Baptiste PinteauxFather Dela Reina
- Roger Alan KozaAlfonso de Albuquerque
- Brontis JodorowskyBishop Fonseca
- Valdemar SantosRui Faleiro
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Themes
based on true storycolonisationperiod dramaoceanic expeditionexplorermultilingualhistorical drama16th centuryportuguese historymagellanslow cinemaseafarer