Shot in the Yucatec language, with a cast of largely unknown, indigenous peoples from the Americas, Mel Gibson's film boldly recreates the collapse of an ancient empire through the eyes of a man embroiled in the bloodshed.
Apocalypto is a tour-de-force - part history lesson, part chase movie - that melds Gibson and co-writer Farhad Safinia's lean script with directorial
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