''Magic Farm'' is a 2025 absurdist comedy film written and directed by Amalia Ulman and starring

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, Guillermo Jacubowicz, Joe Apollonio, Valeria Lois, Camila del Campo and

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. The film world premiered at the

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on January 28, 2025 and on February 16, 2025 at the

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Premise

Against the backdrop of an impending health crisis, a film crew lands in South America to profile a musician but discover they have arrived in the wrong country.

Cast

as Jeff *

as Edna * Joe Apollonio as Justin * Camila del Campo as Manchi *

as Dave * Amalia Ulman as Elena * Valeria Lois as Popa * Guillermo Jacubowicz as Recepcionista

Production

The film is written and directed by Amalia Ulman and produced by Alex Hughes, Eugene Kotlyarenko and Riccardo Maddalosso. The cast includes

and

as well as Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo and

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took place in

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. Filming was completed by August 2024.

Release

It premiered at the

on January 28, 2025. Prior to the premiere,

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, which produced the film, acquired distribution rights for North America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, along with their sales company subsidiary The Match Factory handling international sales for the film. The film was released in the United States on April 25, 2025.

Reception

Reviewing for ''

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'', Carlos Aguilar described the film as "a formally radical, biting satire about odious, privileged Americans adrift in a remote Argentine rural town", pointing out that it "operates with refreshing visual anarchy".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt34966919 2020s American films Argentine science fiction comedy films Films shot in Argentina American independent films American science fiction comedy films 2025 films 2025 science fiction films 2020s Argentine films 2025 LGBTQ-related films American LGBTQ-related films Argentine LGBTQ-related films LGBTQ-related science fiction comedy films 2025 comedy films 2020s English-language films Cultural depictions of American people Films set in Argentina