# Magic Farm

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{{Short description|American/Argentine independent film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Magic Farm
| image          = Magic Farm movie poster.png
| caption        = Release poster
| director       = [Amalia Ulman](/source/Amalia_Ulman)
| producer       = {{Plainlist|
* Alex Hughes
* [Eugene Kotlyarenko](/source/Eugene_Kotlyarenko)
* Riccardo Maddalosso
}}
| screenplay     = Amalia Ulman
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [Chloë Sevigny](/source/Chlo%C3%AB_Sevigny)
* [Alex Wolff](/source/Alex_Wolff)
* Guillermo Jacubowicz
* Joe Apollonio 
* Valeria Lois
* Camila del Campo
* [Simon Rex](/source/Simon_Rex)
}}<!--PER BILLING BLOCK-->
| music          = Burke Battelle
| cinematography = Carlos Rigo Belliver
| editing        = Arturo Sosa
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [Mubi](/source/Mubi_(streaming_service))
* Spacemaker Productions
* [Tango Entertainment](/source/Tango_Entertainment)
* REI Cinema
* [Icki Eneo Arlo](/source/Robert_Pattinson)
}}
| distributor    = Mubi
| released       = {{Film date|2025|1|28|[Sundance](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival)|2025|4|25|United States}}
| runtime        = 93 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-03-25 |title=''Magic Farm'' (15) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/magic-farm-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdi5mdi3 |access-date=2025-04-30 |website=[British Board of Film Classification](/source/British_Board_of_Film_Classification) |language=en}}</ref>
| country        = {{Plainlist|
* Argentina
* United States
}}
| language       = {{Plainlist|
* English
* Spanish
}}
| budget         = 
| gross          = $93,629<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2738061313/?ref_=bo_we_table_36|title=Magic Farm|website=[Box Office Mojo](/source/Box_Office_Mojo)|access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Magic-Farm-(2025)#tab=box-office|title=Magic Farm|website=[The Numbers](/source/The_Numbers_(website))|access-date=June 2, 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''''Magic Farm''''' is a 2025 [absurdist comedy film](/source/Absurdist_humor) written and directed by [Amalia Ulman](/source/Amalia_Ulman) and starring [Chloë Sevigny](/source/Chlo%C3%AB_Sevigny), [Alex Wolff](/source/Alex_Wolff), Guillermo Jacubowicz, Joe Apollonio, Valeria Lois, Camila del Campo and [Simon Rex](/source/Simon_Rex).

The film world premiered at the [2025 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival) on January 28, 2025 and on February 16, 2025 at the [75th Berlin International Film Festival](/source/75th_Berlin_International_Film_Festival).<ref name=":0" /><ref name="brides" /><ref>{{Cite web |title={{!}} Berlinale {{!}} Photos & Videos {{!}} Photo Boulevard |url=https://www.berlinale.de/en/photos-videos/photo-boulevard/festival-photo.html?id=265425 |access-date=2025-03-13 |website=www.berlinale.de |language=en}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite web|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=15 December 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/sundance-film-festival-lineup-2025-movies-1236200107/|title= Sundance 2025: JLo, Sly Stone, Putin, Ayo Edebiri, André Holland, & Ex-NZ PM Jacinda Ardern Films Among Park City Festival Offerings|first1=Anthony |last1=D'Alessandro|first2=Dominic|last2= Patten|date=December 11, 2024}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [Alex Wolff](/source/Alex_Wolff) as Jeff
* [Chloë Sevigny](/source/Chlo%C3%AB_Sevigny) as Edna
* Joe Apollonio as Justin
* Camila del Campo as Manchi
* [Simon Rex](/source/Simon_Rex) as Dave
* [Amalia Ulman](/source/Amalia_Ulman) as Elena
* Valeria Lois as Popa
* Guillermo Jacubowicz as Recepcionista

==Production==
The film is written and directed by [Amalia Ulman](/source/Amalia_Ulman) and produced by Alex Hughes, Eugene Kotlyarenko and Riccardo Maddalosso. The cast includes [Chloë Sevigny](/source/Chlo%C3%AB_Sevigny) and [Alex Wolff](/source/Alex_Wolff) as well as Joe Apollonio, Camila del Campo and [Simon Rex](/source/Simon_Rex).<ref>{{cite web|website=Screen Daily|accessdate=11 December 2024|url= https://www.screendaily.com/news/sundance-film-festival-unveils-2025-line-up/5200003.article|title= Sundance 2025 line-up includes new Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jennifer Lopez films|first=Jeremy|last=Kay|date=11 December 2024}}</ref>

[Principal photography](/source/Principal_photography) took place in [Argentina](/source/Argentina).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/31/style/metrograph-film-magazine.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=11 December 2024|title= Metrograph, a New York Art House, Starts a Film Magazine|first=Alex|last=Vadukal|date=31 October 2024}}</ref> Filming was completed by August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.family.style/culture/artist-amalia-ulman-culture|website=Fanily.Style|accessdate=15 December 2024|title=Nothing off the table|first=Vivien|last= Lee|date=August 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Release==
It premiered at the [2025 Sundance Film Festival](/source/2025_Sundance_Film_Festival) on January 28, 2025.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/film/news/sundance-lineup-2025-jennife-lopez-benedict-cumberbatch-1236245601/|website=Variety|accessdate=11 December 2024|date= Dec 11, 2024 |title=Sundance 2025 Lineup: Jennifer Lopez, Benedict Cumberbatch and a Boatload of First-Timers Head to Penultimate Park City Edition|first=Peter|last=Debruge}}</ref><ref name="brides">{{cite web|url= https://theplaylist.net/25-most-anticipated-sundance-film-festival-2025-premieres-20250117/4/|website=The Playlist.net|accessdate=19 January 2025|title= 25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres
|first=Gregory |last=Ellwood|date=January 17, 2025}}</ref>

Prior to the premiere, [Mubi](/source/Mubi_(streaming_service)), 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/magic-farm-movie-acquired-mubi-2025-release-1236238660/|website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|accessdate=December 20, 2024|date=December 19, 2024|title=Mubi Eyeing 2025 Release For Amalia Ulman's Dark Comedy 'Magic Farm' Starring Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Simon Rex & More|first=Matt|last=Grobar}}</ref> The film was released in the United States on April 25, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/mubi-sets-spring-theatrical-release-for-amalia-ulmans-magic-farm-1236304009/|website=[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)|accessdate=February 27, 2025|date=February 27, 2025|title=Mubi Sets Spring Theatrical Release For Amalia Ulman's 'Magic Farm'|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro}}</ref>

==Reception==
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|43|5.3|30|ref=yes|access-date=May 12, 2025}} {{Metacritic film prose|59|13|ref=yes|access-date=May 10, 2025}}

Reviewing for ''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'', 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".<ref>{{Cite web|website=[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))|date=2 February 2025|first=Carlos|last=Aguilar|title='Magic Farm' Review: Acerbic Comedy About Culture Clash Follows Clueless Americans in Small-town Argentina|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/reviews/magic-farm-review-1236294904/}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt34966919}}
Category:2025 films
Category:2025 comedy films
Category:2025 independent films
Category:2025 American films
Category:Argentine science fiction comedy films
Category:Films shot in Argentina
Category:American independent films
Category:2025 Argentine films
Category:2025 LGBTQ-related films
Category:American LGBTQ-related films
Category:Argentine LGBTQ-related films
Category:Absurdist fiction
Category:LGBTQ-related comedy films
Category:2025 English-language films
Category:English-language comedy films
Category:2025 Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish-language American films
Category:Spanish-language comedy films
Category:Cultural depictions of American people
Category:Films set in Argentina
Category:Films set in New York City

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