Gael García Bernal plays Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who landed in Malaysia and subjugated the population by waging a raiding and looting campaign. Filipino master Lav Diaz’s decolonising portrait of coloniser commissioned by the Spanish throne.
1511: Magellan (Garciá Bernal) lands in Malacca, one of the main trading and religious sites in Malaysia. The Portuguese explorer’s journey has been long and hard. The ambitious Magellan has overcome hunger, extreme weather and a mutiny, now the time has come to reap his fortune.
