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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A private user reviewed Apocalypto (2006)
brutal but touching
i had high expectations about this movie, i cannot say that they were all met. good film anyway, although lots of blood. what brutal societies there has been in the world! but even in them there has been love and caring. worth watching!!!