Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan leads a Spanish expedition to the Spice Islands in 1519. He quells mutinies, attempts to subjugate indigenous people and ultimately faces death in the Philippines.
Follows the famed explorer Ferdinand Magellan, portraying his ambitious quest to circumnavigate the globe while highlighting the broader human and cultural dynamics of exploration. His journey is depicted as a collision of ambition, power, greed, and curiosity, set against the vast and often unforgiving backdrop of the oceans and distant lands.