Apocalypto / Touchstone Pictures presents in association with Icon Productions, an Icon production ; a Mel Gibson film ; produced by Mel Gibson, Bruce Davey ; written by Mel Gibson & Farhad Safina ; directed by Mel Gibson.

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 is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is ruled by fear and oppression...

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Corporate Authors: Touchstone Pictures, Icon Productions, Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Gibson, Mel, Davey, Bruce, Safinia, Farhad, Youngblood, Rudy, 1982-, Hernandez, Dalia, Brewer, Jonathan, Birdyellowhead, Morris, Baez, Carlos Emilio, Amilcar, Ramirez, Contreras, Israel, Rios, Israel, Díaz Lago, María Isabel, 1964-, Cache, Espiridion Acosta, Sérbulo, Mayra, Larios, Iazua, Hernández, Lorena, Gutierrez, Itandehui, Gutierrez, Sayuri, Semler, Dean, 1943-, Horner, James
Language:Mayan languages
English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
Mayan languages
Language and/or Writing System:
Mayan language track, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2007]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (138 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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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 is a young man who is captured for sacrifice, but flees to avoid his fate. He is taken on a perilous journey to a world that is 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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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Special features: "Becoming Mayan: making 'Apocalypto'"; deleted scene with optional commentary by director Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia; feature commentary by director Mel Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CQ6 D0083143 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.E79 A6633 2007 VideoDVD
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MPAA rating: R; for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images.
ISBN:0788868780
9780788868788
Credits:Director of photography, Dean Semler ; editor, John Wright ; music, James Horner ; costume designer, Mayes C. Bubeo ; production designer, Tom Sanders ; hair and make-up designer, Aldo Signoretti.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Baez, Ramirez Amilcar, Israel Contreras, Israel Rios, María Isabel Díaz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Mayra Serbulo, Iazua Larios, Lorena Hernández, Itandehui Gutierrez, Sayuri Gutierrez.