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14A(14A) Nudity, Violence

Synopsis

Dir: Lav Diaz. Portuguese/Spanish/Visayan-language History/Drama. An account of the life of Ferdinand Magellan (Gael Garcia Bernal), starting with him meeting enslaved Enrique (Amado Arjay Babon), through his marriage to his wife (Ângela Azevedo), and his part of a circumnavigation of the world.

Content elements

  • Infrequent use of vulgar expressions
  • Frequent portrayals of the after-effects of hand-to-hand and weapons violence - some blood and detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual violence - some nudity, little detail
  • Infrequent portrayals of sexual activity - no nudity, some detail
  • Frequent breast, buttock, and female and male frontal nudity in a non-sexual context

Thematic elements

  • Portrait of a life
  • Intercultural relations
  • Group dynamics

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for nudity and sexual violence

Classification date

February 18, 2026

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