Apocalypto (2006)

Directed by

Mel Gibson

Genre

drama film, historical drama

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

R

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 6,490 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Mesoamerican hunter named Jaguar Paw is captured along with his tribesmen by an invading force. They are taken on a dangerous journey to a Maya city to be sacrificed.

intensebrutalsuspensefulvisceralfast-pacedgrittyepicharrowing

What happens

Apocalypto () is a 2006 epic historical action-adventure film produced and directed by Mel Gibson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Farhad Safinia. The film features a cast of Indigenous and Mexican actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Sérbulo, Dalia Hernández, Gerardo Taracena, Jonathan Brewer, Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, and Israel Contreras. Set in either Yucatán or Guatemala during the year 1502, Apocalypto portrays the hero's journey of a young man named Jaguar Paw, a late Mesoamerican hunter and his fellow tribesmen who are captured by an invading force. After a raid on their village, they are brought on a perilous journey to a Maya city for human sacrifice at a time when the Maya civilization is in decline. Principal photography took place in Mexico from November 21, 2005 to July 2006. All dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient language of the setting, and the Indigenous Yucatec Mayan language is spoken with subtitles, which sometimes refer to the language as Mayan. Apocalypto was distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution in North America and Icon Film Distribution in the United Kingdom and Australia. The film was released on December 8, 2006 and was a box office success, grossing over $120 million worldwide, and received generally positive reviews, with critics praising Gibson's direction, Dean Semler's cinematography, and the performances of the cast, though the portrayal of Maya civilization and perceived historical inaccuracies were criticized. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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