Apocalypto (2006)

Regisseur:

Mel Gibson

Drehbuchautoren:

Mel Gibson (written by) &
Farhad Safinia (written by)

Premierendatum:

8. Dezember 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Drama

Werbezeile:

When the end comes, not everyone is ready to go

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.

Plot Keywords:

Heart In Hand | Hunter | Village Set On Fire | Solar Eclipse | Graphic Violence

Auszeichnungen:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 13 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

My, Oh, Mayans

Besetzung

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

Alternativ:

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (USA) (promotional title)
Apocalypto (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of graphic violence and disturbing images.

Länge:

139 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Maya

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Altersfreigabe:

South Korea:18 | Brazil:16 | Hungary:18 | Singapore:M18 | Israel:18 | Italy:VM14 (re-rated) (court decision) (2007) | China:(Banned) | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Taiwan:R-18 | USA:R (certificate #42915) | Finland:K-15 | Philippines:R-18 | Poland:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:18 | Argentina:18 | Thailand:R-14 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Italy:T (original rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:18PL | France:-12 | Norway:15 (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:18 | Japan:R-15 | Australia:MA | Hong Kong:III | Norway:18 (re-rating) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Canada:18A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | South Africa:16 (V)

Drehorte:

Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

Firma:

Icon Entertainment International

Dies und das:

Jaguars, unlike leopards, are not generally known to kill humans, although there are a few cases of this happening.

Pannen:

Anachronismus: When the prisoners arrive at the Mayan City, they run into an old man who is said to have laughing sickness. Kuru, or laughing sickness, wasn't noted until the early 1900s.

Dialogzitate:

Jaguar Paw: I am Jaguar Paw, son of Flint Sky. My Father hunted this forest before me. My name is Jaguar Paw. I am a hunter. This is my forest. And my sons will hunt it with their sons after I am gone.

Querbezüge:

Bezug enthalten in "Game K N B: (2007-03-15)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Nichos del Tiempo

My, Oh, Mayans

Though I had no interest in the subject, I took a risk and just came back from seeing Mel Gibson's new flick and it is an exciting adventure which engages from the start with touches of humor that allow us to relate to the characters rather than hold them at a distance.

The accusation that it portrays the people unfairly has no merit. Both sides of human nature doubtless existed in each culture from the start. Look at The Fast Runner - a movie about a much smaller aboriginal community in which we see no matter how small your clan is someone will be a criminal and all soap opera elements will be represented.

Rudy Youngblood especially stands out here as the hero. Reading the subtitles will add comic relief to your screening, but the story itself plays visually. Again more is made of the violence than there should be. There is violence but it moves the story along and generates suspense.

I would give it a ten except that I understand IMDb sometimes discounts the tens and ones. Even if you had political reasons you did not like The Passion - or Braveheart for that matter - if you like a good motion picture Apocalypto is a good bet.