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Apocalypto
Sign in to saveApocalypto () 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 Yucatán around the year 1511, Apocalypto portrays the hero's journey of a young man named Jaguar Paw, a late Mesoamerican hunter and his fellow tribesmen who are capt
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Apocalypto is a 2006 historical drama film directed by Mel Gibson, who also served as a producer and co-screenwriter alongside Farhad Safinia. The production was handled by Icon Productions and Touchstone Pictures, with Dean Semler as director of photography and John Wright as film editor. The cast includes Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Dalia Hernández, and Mayra Sérbulo. The film was shot in Mexico, where it is also set, and features dialogue in the Yucatec Maya language.
The movie has a runtime of 139 minutes and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Netflix. It received nominations for the Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing, Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and Best Sound. With a production budget of $40,000,000, the film generated a box office revenue of $120,673,227. It is rated 7.9 on IMDb based on 359,795 votes and 7.617 on TMDb based on 6,303 votes.
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7.6Set 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.
Cast
- Rudy Youngblood as Jaguar Paw
- Raoul Max Trujillo as Zero Wolf
- Gerardo Taracena as Middle Eye
- Iazua Larios as Sky Flower
- Antonio Monroy as Chilam
- María Isabel Díaz Lago as Mother in Law
Themes
- loss of loved one
- maya civilization
- village
- solar eclipse
- affectation
- slavery
- tribe
- native american
- forest
- human sacrifice
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Apocalypto
- Film.image
- Apocalypto-poster01.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Mel Gibson
- Film.music
- James Horner
- Film.cinematography
- Dean Semler
- Film.editing
- John Wright
- Film.runtime
- 138 minutes
- Film.country
- United StatesMexico
- Film.language
- Yucatec Maya
- Film.budget
- $40 million
- Film.gross
- $120.7 million
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Screenplay
- Costumes and makeup
- Set design
- Filming
- Music
- Distribution and marketing
- Themes
- Reception
- Critical response
- Responses from Hollywood
- Response in Mexico
- Awards and nominations
- Historical accuracy
- Representation of the Maya
- Human sacrifice
- Ending
- See also
- References
- External links
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 Yucatán around the year 1511, 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.
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