Magic Farm is a 2025 absurdist comedy film written and directed by Amalia Ulman and starring Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Guillermo Jacubowicz, Joe Apollonio, Valeria Lois, Camila del Campo and Simon Rex.
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| Directed by | Amalia Ulman |
| Screenplay by | Amalia Ulman |
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| Cinematography | Carlos Rigo Belliver |
| Edited by | Arturo Sosa |
| Music by | Burke Battelle |
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| Distributed by | Mubi (United States) |
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Running time | 93 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Box office | $24,204[2] |
The film world premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2025 and on February 16, 2025 at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival.[3][4][5]
Premise
editAgainst 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.[6]
Cast
edit- Chloë Sevigny as Edna
- Alex Wolff as Jeff
- Joe Apollonio as Justin
- Camila del Campo as Manchi
- Simon Rex as Dave
- Amalia Ulman as Elena
- Valeria Lois as Popa
- Guillermo Jacubowicz as Recepcionista
Production
editThe film is written and directed by Amalia Ulman and produced by Alex Hughes, Eugene Kotlyarenko and Riccardo Maddalosso. The cast includes Chloë Sevigny and Alex Wolff as well as Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo and Simon Rex.[7]
Principal photography took place in Argentina.[8] Filming was completed by August 2024.[9]
Release
editIt premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2025.[3][4]
Prior to the premiere, Mubi, 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.[10] The film was released in the United States on April 25, 2025.[11]
Reception
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 54 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Reviewing for Variety, 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".[12]
References
edit- ^ "Magic Farm (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 25, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Magic Farm". The Numbers. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ a b Debruge, Peter (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025 Lineup: Jennifer Lopez, Benedict Cumberbatch and a Boatload of First-Timers Head to Penultimate Park City Edition". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ a b Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "| Berlinale | Photos & Videos | Photo Boulevard". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (December 11, 2024). "Sundance 2025 line-up includes new Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Lopez films". Screen Daily. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Vadukal, Alex (October 31, 2024). "Metrograph, a New York Art House, Starts a Film Magazine". New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Lee, Vivien (August 26, 2024). "Nothing off the table". Fanily.Style. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (December 19, 2024). "Mubi Eyeing 2025 Release For Amalia Ulman's Dark Comedy 'Magic Farm' Starring Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Simon Rex & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 27, 2025). "Mubi Sets Spring Theatrical Release For Amalia Ulman's 'Magic Farm'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Aguilar, Carlos (February 2, 2025). "'Magic Farm' Review: Acerbic Comedy About Culture Clash Follows Clueless Americans in Small-town Argentina". Variety.
External links
edit- Magic Farm at IMDb