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Apocalypto

7.6/10

Rating

138 min

Runtime

2006

Release Year

Mel Gibson

Director

Cast

Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Max Trujillo, Gerardo Taracena, Iazua Larios, Antonio Monroy

Quick Synopsis

In the Mayan civilization, a man living peacefully with his family is captured during a violent raid by an invading group. He is taken away to a society controlled by fear and oppression, where he faces the threat of death. Motivated by his love for his partner and family, he seizes an opportunity to escape and embarks on a dangerous journey to return home and protect his way of life.

Detailed Synopsis of Apocalypto

Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

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