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Nour Films Takes French Rights to Lav Diaz’s ‘Magellan’ Ahead of Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)


Luxbox has closed a distribution deal for France with Nour Films on Lav Diaz’s “Magellan,” starring Gael García Bernal.

He rebels against the power of the King of Portugal, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world, and persuades the Spanish monarchy to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The Nour Films team said in a joint statement: “With rare evocative power, ‘Magellan’ stands out as a new masterpiece by Lav Diaz. The Filipino filmmaker delivers a pictorial fresco of the 16th century, at once a sensory immersion and an uncompromising political perspective on colonial violence.

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