Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic adventure film directed and produced by Mel
Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia. The film traits a cast of
Indigenous Mexican and Native American actors consisting of Rudy Youngblood,
Raoul Trujillo, Mayra Srbulo, Dalia Hernndez, Ian Uriel, Gerardo Taracena,
Rodolfo Palacios, Bernardo Ruiz Juarez, Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza, Ricardo Diaz
Mendoza, and Israel Contreras. Similar to Gibson's earlier film The Passion of
the Christ, almost all dialogue is in a modern approximation of the ancient
language of the entire setting. Here the Yucatec Maya terms is used, with
English and a number of other language subtitles (which sometimes refer in the
language as Mayan).
Set in pre-Columbian Yucatan and Guatemala around the
year 1511, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Meso-American tribesman who must
escape human sacrifice as well as the rescue his family after the harness and
destruction of his village at the a time when the Mayan many is about to come to
each end.
While hunting from the Mesoamerican rainforest, Jaguar Paw (Rudy
Youngblood), his biological father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead), and their
fellow tribesmen have a procession with regards to refugees fleeing battle. The
group's owner explains that their precious lands were ravaged and they seek a
new novice. He asks needed for permission to poop through the new world. Flint
Sky comments to his young boy that the site guests were sick for fear, and
prompts him to indicates allow fear.
At sunrise those next morning a new
tribe's village will be raided by an group led by using Zero Wolf (Raoul
Trujillo). Huts end up being set on fire, many villagers are probably killed,
including Flint Sky, and unquestionably the rest of the adults are taken
captive. Jaguar Paw's heavily pregnant girlfriend Seven (Dalia Hernndez) and
their younger son Turtle's Launch (Carlos Emilio Bez) escape by hanging out in a
small natural pit give that also offers as a river reservoir, but might be left
trapped when Jaguar Paw is captured. The raiders then lead unquestionably the
captives on an long forced celebration through the jungle, having left usually
the children behind to fend for their businesses.