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Release Date:
8 December 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
When the end comes, not everyone is ready to go See more »
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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13 nominations
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(202 articles)
Is Leo Walking Away from Mel's Viking Movie?
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Leonardo DiCaprio Drops Out of Mel Gibson Movie, Wisely
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Leonardo DiCaprio quits Mel Gibson’s movie as controversy continues to fly (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 29 July 2010, 7:58 AM, PDT)
(From Get The Big Picture. 30 July 2010, 2:26 PM, PDT)
Leonardo DiCaprio Drops Out of Mel Gibson Movie, Wisely
(From TheFabLife. 29 July 2010, 12:46 PM, PDT)
Leonardo DiCaprio quits Mel Gibson’s movie as controversy continues to fly (IrishCentral)
(From IrishCentral. 29 July 2010, 7:58 AM, PDT)
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Probably one of the ten best movies of the year
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Rudy Youngblood | ... | Jaguar Paw | |
| Dalia Hernández | ... | Seven | |
| Jonathan Brewer | ... | Blunted | |
| Morris Birdyellowhead | ... | Flint Sky | |
| Carlos Emilio Báez | ... | Turtles Run | |
| Amilcar Ramírez | ... | Curl Nose | |
| Israel Contreras | ... | Smoke Frog | |
| Israel Ríos | ... | Cocoa Leaf | |
| María Isabel Díaz | ... | Mother in Law (as Isabel Diaz) | |
| Espiridion Acosta Cache | ... | Old Story Teller | |
| Mayra Serbulo | ... | Young Woman | |
| Iazua Larios | ... | Sky Flower | |
| Lorena Heranandez | ... | Village Girl | |
| Itandehui Gutierrez | ... | Wife | |
| Sayuri Gutierrez | ... | Eldest Daughter |
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"Mel Gibson's Apocalypto" - USA (promotional title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images.
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139 min
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1.85 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Ireland:15A | Germany:18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Israel:18 | Argentina:18 | Malaysia:18PL | China:(Banned) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Thailand:R-14 | Philippines:R-18 | Taiwan:R-18 | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:III | Singapore:M18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Italy:T (original rating) | France:-12 | Canada:14A (Alberta) | South Africa:16 (V) | Italy:VM14 (re-rated) (court decision) (2007) | South Korea:18 | Norway:15 (original rating) | Norway:18 (re-rating) | Poland:18 | USA:R (certificate #42915) | Brazil:16 | Hungary:18 | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15 | Iceland:16
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Bodycount: 114See more »
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Factual errors: The partial part of a solar eclipse takes about hour and half, while the total part typically lasts few minutes. In this movie however, both parts seem very short and of the same length, and occur in a minute time frame between the sacrifice of the last captive, and an attempt to force the same fate to the main character. This discrepancy then results in a funny effect of the moon seemingly coming to stop during the total phase and resuming its absurdly fast movement after it.See more »
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title card:"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." W. Durant
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title card:"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." W. Durant
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Referenced in Love Songs (2007)See more »
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¿He De Dejar Las Bellas Flores?See more »
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Is an underwater birth possible ?What animal falls into the hiding well / pit ?
Poison dart frogs
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Apocalypto is probably one of the ten best movies of the year, a compelling action movie with not only adrenaline, but also brains and heart. Its portrayal of the Mayan culture -- including its strange dress, hair styles, costumes, tattoos, body piercing, and decorative scars, as well as its industry, class system, cities, warfare, weapons, myth, and religion -- provide a bizarre and fascinating anthropological backdrop for what is, at its heart, a solid, thrilling, fast paced old fashioned struggle between good guys and bad guys. The movie does have a lot of violence. But the violence is woven into a story with characters we care about. It is a realistic part of the culture being described. And it is not shown in a hyper gruesome manner, as is much of movie violence today. Thus, I found it much less offensive than many reviews had led me to believe I would. Unlike in some movies, I found the subtitles in Apocalypto so easy to read that most of time I forgot I was reading them. If anything the strange language only adds to the tone of exotic strangeness that pervades this unusually good and thrilling movie.