Apocalypto

Title: Apocalypto

Director: Mel Gibson

Writer: Mel Gibson and Farhad Safinia

Year: 2006

Running time:  140 minutes

Country: United States

Plot summary:

Apocalypto is a 2006 American film directed by Mel Gibson. Set in Yucatan, Mexico, during the declining period of the Mayan civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village.

The film, similar to Cornel Wilde's 1966 The Naked Prey features a cast of Mexicans and some Native Americans, and its Yucatec Maya dialogue is accompanied by subtitles.

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