Magic Farm
An inept American media crew turns a wrong-town assignment in rural Argentina into an improvised experiment in viral fame, cultural collision, and accidental community.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- witty
- awkward
- absurdist
- indie movie night
- satirical comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly saw an inventive, offbeat satire with strong comic potential, though its uneven execution limited its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The documentary crew tries to fabricate a viral trend after arriving in the wrong town.
The American crew mistakes one rural Argentine town for the location of its assignment and struggles with the resulting cultural disconnect.
The crew's inept work for an edgy media company is mocked, even as collaboration with locals produces unexpected connections.
The plot explicitly foregrounds communication difficulties between the American crew and rural Argentine locals.
Films like Magic Farm, and why
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
shared mock-documentary framing, cultural misunderstanding, and broad social satire
Best in Show
shared inept media-making ensemble, absurdist humor, and affectionate satire of performance
The Square
shared art-world satire, uneasy comedy, and critique of institutional self-importance
Movie Details
- Director
- Amalia Ulman
- Release Date
- 2025-04-25
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (34)
Cast
- Chloë Sevigny
- Alex Wolff
- Amalia Ulman
- Joe Apollonio
- Guillermo Jacubowicz
- Camila del Campo
- Mateo Vaquer Ruiz de los Llanos
- Valeria Lois
- Abuela Marita
- Simon Rex
Common questions
- What is Magic Farm about?
- An inept American media crew turns a wrong-town assignment in rural Argentina into an improvised experiment in viral fame, cultural collision, and accidental community.
- What is Magic Farm like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Magic Farm as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Magic Farm violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Magic Farm.
- What did critics think of Magic Farm?
- Critics broadly saw an inventive, offbeat satire with strong comic potential, though its uneven execution limited its impact.
- Which films are like Magic Farm?
- Films with a similar feel include Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Best in Show, and The Square.
- How long is Magic Farm?
- Magic Farm runs 93 minutes.
