Lav Diaz leaves translator speechless with metaphors in viral interview
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Summary: Lav Diaz's "Magellan," the Philippines' entry to Oscars 2026, has been making its rounds in international film festivals — and his comments about it has been making rounds online.
Lav Diaz's "Magellan," the Philippines' entry to Oscars 2026, has been making its rounds in international film festivals.
The film was most recently shown in New York, where the award-winning Filipino director cheekily used suggestive metaphors in an interview that gave his translator a pause.
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