Apocalypto (2006)

139 min - Action | Adventure | Drama - 11 January 2007 (Netherlands)

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.

Director: Mel Gibson

Writers: Mel Gibson, Farhad Safinia

Stars: Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Trujillo and Dalia Hernández

Storyline

In the Maya civilization, a peaceful tribe is brutally attacked by warriors seeking slaves and human beings for sacrifice for their gods. Jaguar Paw hides his pregnant wife and his son in a deep hole nearby their tribe and is captured while fighting with his people. An eclipse spares his life from the sacrifice and later he has to fight to survive and save his beloved family.