Magic Farm

{{Infobox film

| name = Magic Farm

| image = Magic Farm movie poster.png

| caption = Release poster

| director = Amalia Ulman

| producer = {{Plainlist|

Alex Hughes
Eugene Kotlyarenko
Riccardo Maddalosso

}}

| screenplay = Amalia Ulman

| starring = {{Plainlist|

Chloë Sevigny
Alex Wolff
Guillermo Jacubowicz
Joe Apollonio
Valeria Lois
Camila del Campo
Simon Rex

}}

| music = Burke Battelle

| cinematography = Carlos Rigo Belliver

| editing = Arturo Sosa

| production_companies = {{Plainlist|

Mubi
Spacemaker Productions
Tango Entertainment
REI Cinema
Icki Eneo Arlo

}}

| distributor = Mubi (United States)

| released = {{Film date|2025|1|28|Sundance|2025|4|25|United States}}

| runtime = 93 minutes{{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 |language=en}}

| country = {{Plainlist|

Argentina
United States

}}

| language = English

| budget =

| gross = $93,629{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2738061313/?ref_=bo_we_table_36|title=Magic Farm|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=June 2, 2025}}{{cite web|url= https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Magic-Farm-(2025)#tab=box-office|title=Magic Farm|website=The Numbers|access-date=June 2, 2025}}

}}

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.

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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

Cast

Alex Wolff as Jeff
Chloë Sevigny as Edna
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

The 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.{{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}}

Principal photography took place in Argentina.{{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}} Filming was completed by August 2024.{{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}}

Release

It premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2025.{{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}}{{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}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/magic-farm-movie-acquired-mubi-2025-release-1236238660/|website=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}} The film was released in the United States on April 25, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/02/mubi-sets-spring-theatrical-release-for-amalia-ulmans-magic-farm-1236304009/|website=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}}

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, 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".{{Cite web|website=Variety|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/}}