Set in 15th-century Mesoamerica, Mel Gibson's follow-up to the bloodthirsty spectacle of THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST (2004) is spoken entirely in Yucatec Mayan and suggests that the degenerate end of the once-great Mayan civilization holds urgent lessons for the contemporary world.
The film opens in media res, as a party of pierced, tattooed and ritually scarred jungle hunters kill a tapir through teamwork, ingenious primitive technology and sheer physical endurance. Tribal elder Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead) leads the group, which includes his thoughtful son, Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), and the strapping Blunted (Jonathan Brewer), whose inabilit...
Released:
2006
Rated:
R
Length:
138 mins