Apocalypto

2006 · Directed by Mel Gibson · 139 min · drama film, historical drama

★ 7.7/10 · 6,677 ratings on TMDB

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.