BOUNDLESS
The world we hope to conquer is boundless.
There is no edge to plunge over or to sail across into the darkness.
A man must pursue only the light of knowledge.
Boldy, relentlessly, and never straying from the path.
Although for that, we must face the darkness that lives inside us.
ROYAL PALACE, LISBON, PORTUGAL
Guards.
Captain Magellan, the king cannot receive you.
The audiences are finished for today.
I shall come back tomorrow.
Captain Magellan,
the king does not want to see you.
Minister,
I've served our king for twenty years.
In Cannanore,
Malacca, Morocco…
I know!
And we are truly grateful.
- You should thank me. - Captain.
Your previous audiences with the king were most unpleasant for him.
I'm here to defend my honor, and to ask for what is fair.
I am very sorry.
Minister! I'm not here to ask,
I'm here to offer.
This discovery
is of immeasurable value.
Send a formal request.
If there is something of interest,
I shall notify the king.
He wouldn't even see me.
I've spent two years researching.
I've spoken to astronomers,
helmsmen and cartographers, but my king…
refused to see me.
It would be a once-in-a-lifetime discovery.
It would go down in history.
The passage is there,
waiting for someone to cross it!
And from there, we would reach our destination.
We would make it!
We would return laden with treasure.
The king would be forced
to treat me with respect.
Ferdinand…
It's time to rest.
Let's go.
Come.
Ferdinand…
I will find a monarch who respects knowledge.
They'll accuse you of treason.
I don't care.
I will go to Spain.
I'll talk to my father and my brother.
They have friends in the court of King Charles.
Let's go.
500 MILES AWAY IN SEVILLE, SPAIN
Load the sacks.
If it isn't Clemence the miser!
It's been a while!
- Welcome. - What do you have for us?
Let's see.
What do you have for me?
Copper, linen, cereals…
- And iron. - Iron.
Where's Elcano?
He's dead.
Dead?
Where are you going?
Elcano, welcome back!
Clemence, it's been a while!
Look what I found.
You rat! I'll kill you!
- It's been over six months, Elcano. - Yes.
But it was worth it.
I won't know that until I see the contents of your chest.
- One-eyed miser. - Miser?
Clemence, what is your wife doing with that man?
No, it was only your sister.
Is this all you have?
Let's go, lads.
No, no!
Wait, wait.
Perhaps…
Perhaps we can come to an arrangement.
Perhaps.
A poor old man got on board
He said, "Sir, I want to get on board."
To see the sea and its vastness
But the captain wouldn't let him on board
Oh that rogue, they'll make his life hell
Captain!
To the sea!
To our captain!
A toast to the sea, for it lets us indulge
in life's pleasures!
Careful!
Enough, enough!
Calm down!
That's enough!
Dirty Castilian dogs!
Sons of bitches!
Hey! Get me down!
Let's see what he's got here!
Allow me to introduce your king, Manuel of Portugal!
What the hell?
Let's go find another tavern.
I'm following you, man!
- Come on. - No, no, no.
Why not? We just got back to dry land.
- It's not yet dawn, Captain. - I'm going to the boat.
Why are you going to the boat?
Sebastián!
Let's go to a tavern that's not full of damn Portuguese!
We'll show them that Elcano and his men have arrived!
Nice party, Elcano.
Scoundrel.
So, you like to play the big captain?
You forget that it was us, the Genoese,
who lent you the money to buy that ship.
You chose to pay your crew instead of us?
All right, handsome.
But in exchange, we will take our ship back.
No. The Guetaria isn't mine alone, it belongs to the Crown.
Of course…
When the sun rises and the judge finds out you gave the ship away,
your head will hurt even more.
COURTS OF CASTILE, SPAIN
We know that King Charles is young
but he's extremely ambitious.
If they rebuke you for being Portuguese,
you know what to do.
Tell him you're married to my sister Beatrice
who is Spanish and a noble.
- Speak Spanish. - Yes.
The audiences are over.
His Majesty is going away.
How long for?
Three weeks, maybe a month.
You cannot go in there!
He's Captain Magellan!
You must hear me.
How dare you?
I'm offering you the greatest feat ever.
Get him out!
Your Majesty, listen!
I'll make you the richest prince!
Stop!
Let me go.
Your Majesty.
There is a shorter route to the Indies and their riches.
A route through the West.
If I may…
The lands of the new Americas
don't end in the South.
There is a channel that joins the other Great Sea
and leads to the Spice Islands.
Once we open this new route,
Spain will own the spice trade of the Indies.
Your profits will be immense.
And why should we trust you?
A Portuguese.
My king disregarded my knowledge,
so I offer it to anyone who believes in it.
You ask for an act of faith.
On the contrary, I've been visiting the treasury for years.
It is where they keep the navigation charts
and the observation logs of every Portuguese expedition.
I've spent years calculating and studying to find the passage.
Others have searched for it before you.
Nobody has found it because it doesn't exist.
It does exist.
It exists.
With your blessing…
I'll discover it for you.
How many expeditions have you led, Captain?
None.
I've been navigating for twenty years.
I've sailed the Indian and African coasts several times.
Highness…
If this man has never commanded a ship,
it would be folly to entrust him with an expedition of such expense.
Your Majesty, spices are more valuable than gold.
We will return loaded
with nutmeg, incense, cloves…
The cost of the expedition will be nothing
compared to the income it will generate for your coffers.
Spain will be far richer than Portugal.
The risk is worth it, Your Majesty.
I promise you.
What do you ask in return?
That my discoveries bear my name.
Glory?
Is that all that drives you?
I also want one fifth of the profits.
For myself and for my descendants.
You will have to swear loyalty to this Crown and this king.
I will do so.
And you will have to accept the terms imposed on you.
I will accept them.
Hey.
Boy.
Come here with us.
Come on, just for a moment.
Just for a moment.
What's your name, boy?
Juan.
Where are you from, Juan?
They say…
that I am from Santander,
but I don't know.
I never met my parents.
Why are you here, Juan from Santander?
For tripping up.
When I was running away
after stealing a chicken.
SEVILLE, SPAIN
Captains.
Your Eminence.
I have the consent from His Majesty and the Council of the Indies.
Captain Mendoza, you will command the Victoria.
Quezada, you'll be in charge of the Concepcion.
And you, Captain Cartagena,
you'll command the San Antonio
and you will be the expedition's Royal Observer.
You will be responsible
for defending the interests of the Spanish Crown at all times.
They will be defended, your Eminence.
And the other ships?
Captain Serrano will command the Santiago
and Magellan will command the Trinidad and the overall expedition.
Our king has put his trust in this Portuguese
but we know all too well that our neighbors aren't trustworthy.
No.
We know that our neighbors are our greatest enemy.
If this man can betray his own king,
what might he do to us?
Two eyes, this big.
I never thought…
It was there, with eyes this big.
- I never thought he'd do such things. - What else could I do?
Nothing. Nothing.
Thank you.
To Don Diogo
who got us an audience with the young king.
To Don Diogo.
I can't wait to leave.
A helmsman for the Trinidad, a dozen sailors, and we can set sail.
Ferdinand, you must be cautious.
It's rumored that Cartagena
and Mendoza
won't allow glory to go to a Portuguese.
Father.
Sister.
Don't worry.
Because if they dare to defy us,
they'll taste the steel of our swords.
That would turn the crew against you.
We'll be cautious.
Don't be sad, Beatrice.
What do you expect?
My husband and brother are leaving and may never return.
We will return.
All responsibility lies with them.
But so will all the glory.
Is it worth pursuing glory if you end up dying in the attempt?
Beatrice…
Please.
Enough!
Enough, child!
Scram!
The other ship, this one's full.
Put these supplies in the hold.
- Come on. - You, help him!
Follow my lead.
One, two, three!
Captain Ferdinand Magellan.
My name is Antonio de Pigafetta, I'm here to sign up.
I need experienced sailors and helmsmen.
I see you are neither of those.
I have here a recommendation from Pope Leo X.
That doesn't make you qualified.
One, two, three!
Captain, I've studied the indigenous languages.
Enrique is from Malacca, he knows them too.
Right. Now secure it.
Captain, the greatest feats are worthless if there is nobody to narrate them.
I will record your feats for posterity.
Name.
Agustín Ocaña.
- A Spaniard? - From Seville, sir.
Are you sure?
- Want to end up like the captain? - No.
Go on then.
Dopey! Go on.
- My name's Omar. - Pachito.
- Pablito? - Pachito.
- Welcome. - Thank you.
Go ahead.
Five men.
I'm sorry, sir.
How could I be so clumsy?
How did that happen?
How could I do such a thing?
- No, sir. - Don't worry, look.
I'll give you this
to get a cup of wine in the port.
What's wrong?
Let me go. Let's go!
Are you all right?
You risk your life for a slave just before we set sail?
This man is serving the Spanish Crown,
like you and I.
Careful with those.
Take it to my cabin.
What happened? You all right?
Yes.
Hey, you. Where are you from?
The Holy Roman Empire.
Here you are, Commander.
Half of them are Spanish,
the others are Italian, French, Portuguese, Greek
and two Germans.
Two hundred and thirty-seven souls.
Good.
Men of no trade…
fugitives…
Yes, it's what we have.
It's not bad, Ferdinand.
Who would dare go to the end of the world other than them
and madmen like us?
You! Come here.
We still need a helmsman.
Yes.
Get up, scoundrel!
Enough!
Captain.
I'm Captain Ferdinand Magellan.
You appear to have angered the king.
Yes.
I have a proposition for you.
Many men must have turned you down for you to come here.
Many men fear
the huge challenge I offer.
And you're Portuguese.
How dare you!
If you join our expedition, you will be free
and your debts will be absolved.
They say you studied navigation
with Vespucci himself.
And you're an excellent helmsman.
Is that correct?
No.
Are you or aren't you an excellent helmsman?
I'm not a helmsman, I'm a captain.
Captain.
A captain without a ship!
The king has chosen
the expedition's captains.
We will return with our holds overflowing.
You could buy a new ship.
Your choice:
the sea
or jail.
I'd have to consult my men and convince them.
They already signed up. How do you think we found you?
Captain.
We'll need a cabin boy.
What are you doing here?
I bring a message from His Majesty, the King of Portugal.
He orders you to abandon this project
and return to Lisbon immediately.
His Majesty will reward you generously.
My apologies, Minister. But I gave my word to the King of Spain.
Serving a foreign monarch
is the worst possible insult to your country.
I spent twenty years fighting for my country.
What did the king do when I needed him most?
He rejected me.
Name your price.
Go ahead.
- Your price to forget this folly? - Don't you understand?
I will not abandon my dreams, not for any flag or handout.
Get out!
Reconsider, Ferdinand, reconsider!
Do you really think the Spanish captains will trust a foreigner?
Do you think they'll let you survive?
Get out of my house!
You know that you won't live to taste the glory you seek.
Out of my house!
You won't survive.
What did he say?
He asked me to convince you.
But I told him you are a man of honor.
That you will be true to your word, my love.
Everything that can be calculated and foreseen
you have calculated
and foreseen.
Wait for our baby.
I wish I could be here for the birth.
But we cannot risk the king changing his mind.
I wish I could.
What if the strait does not exist?
What then?
We will find this new route.
We will get to the Spice Islands.
And we will have the life that we deserve.
Do not doubt that.
TESTAMENT
Wait for me to return.
I promise you that with my earnings
I will buy a farm and make you my wife.
What's funny?
Another sailor made me the exact same promise.
But he never came back.
I will wait for six months.
But bring me a special gift to make the wait worthwhile.
Elcano!
I'm so happy to see you, Captain!
- I told you! - Sebastián!
This is Juan, he's one of us.
Come here and sit down, kid.
Do you like wine? Ever tried it?
I don't know.
Here, have some.
- Come on. - Fill mine.
Drink, Juan!
That's it.
That's it, Juan.
Tell me you're sailing with us.
Yes!
We need you!
If dolphins die of love
Woe is me
What hope is there
For soft-hearted men?
From when I first looked out to sea
I raised my eyes to look at my homeland
Thinking I will never return
I raised my eyes
To look at my homeland
If dolphins die of love
Woe is me What hope is there
For soft-hearted men?
Bravo!
Sister.
Brother.
Take care of him, won't you?
Don't worry.
- Take care of yourself. - I will.
Go.
Elcano.
I can't even swim.
Me neither.
Look after my sister.
Goodbye.
I will be with you both as soon as possible.
All aboard!
Here.
So that you keep us in your thoughts.
All right?
You will always be in mine.
Let's go! All aboard!
Get on board!
Come back!
Your beautiful body
Takes me on the path of death
Raise me up, Mother
When the sun rises
Ferdinand Magellan.
You will share your decisions as commander of the expedition
with the Royal Observer, Juan de Cartagena.
Command of the expedition…
Commander,
you agreed to accept the king's conditions and those are his conditions.
Prepare to set sail! All men to their posts.
Hoist the sails!
Secure them!
Hoist the main sails!
Is there anything better than this?
Inform the king that our offers have been to no avail.
Nor our threats.
He is mad.
He is determined to prove that his theories are true.
And that this damned strait exists.
What if it does?
The spice trade will be controlled by the Kingdom of Spain.
We must act.
I already have.
I have just informed our fleet.
It is like a needle in a haystack.
Not if one of his crewmembers helps us.
Adaptation: Katie Henfrey Subtitles: DUBBING BROTHERS