Apocalypto

United States of America, 2006

Film

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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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Credits

director

Mel Gibson

costume design

Mayes C. Rubeo

producer

Bruce Davey

Mel Gibson

Sergio Miranda

production company

Icon Entertainment International

Icon Productions

Touchstone Pictures

production design

Thomas E. Sanders

visual effects

Cris Borgnine

J.M. Logan

writer

Farhad Safinia

Mel Gibson

Duration

02:19:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
2006

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-1579

Language

English

Subject categories

Action

Drama

History

Thriller

TMDB-Movie

1579

Wikidata

Q188035

Collected

103 times

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