Apocalypto

Year:

2006

Duration:

139 min

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.8

Director:

Mel Gibson

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-12-08

Filming Locations: Catemaco, Veracruz, Mexico

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $15,005,604 (USA) (10 December 2006)

Gross: $50,859,889 (USA) (4 March 2007)

Cast

Actor

Character

Mayra Serbulo

Raoul Trujillo

Apocalypto

Morris Birdyellowhead

Apocalypto

Carlos Emilio Báez

Apocalypto

Rudy Youngblood

Jaguar Paw

Dalia Hernández

Seven

Jonathan Brewer

Blunted

Amilcar Ramírez

Curl Nose

Israel Contreras

Smoke Frog

Israel Ríos

Cocoa Leaf

María Isabel Díaz

Mother in Law

Espiridion Acosta Cache

Old Story Teller

Iazua Larios

Sky Flower

Lorena Heranandez

Village Girl

Itandehui Gutierrez

Wife

Sayuri Gutierrez

Eldest Daughter

Hiram Soto

Fish Hunter

José Suárez

First Temple Sacrifice

Gerardo Taracena

Middle Eye

Rodolfo Palacios

Snake Ink

Ariel Galvan

Hanging Moss

Bernardo Ruiz

Drunkards Four

Ricardo Diaz Mendoza

Cut Rock

Richard Can

Ten Peccary

Carlos Ramos

Monkey Jaw

Ammel Rodrigo Mendoza

Buzzard Hook

Marco Antonio Argueta

Speaking Wind

Javier Escobar

Vicious Holcane

Fernando Hernandez

High Priest

Maria Isidra Hoil

Oracle Girl

Aquetzali García

Oracle Girl

Abel Woolrich

Laughing Man

Antonio Monroi

Chilam (as Antonio Monroy)

Nicolás Jasso

Man on Temple Top

Ronaldo Eknal

Slave Auctioneer

Miriam Tun

Woman Auctioneer

Rafael Velez

King

Diana Botello

Queen

Joaquin Rendon

Head Chac

Did you know?

Trivia

Waldo, from "Where's Waldo?", appears in a single frame at 01:31:34, lying on the pile of dead bodies.

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Many substantial speaking roles were filled by Mayan people who had never acted before. Sick Girl, who curses the hunting party as they and the captives pass right before entering the city, was played by a seven-year-old who lived in a dirt-floored hut in a village similar to Jaguar Paw's.

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The film is allegedly inspired by the text of the Popol Vuh, sometimes called the Mayan Bible, and Spanish missionary descriptions of the Maya.

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Goofs

During the sacrifice just before the eclipse, a pile of torsos and heads is just right of the bottom of the steps. After a few frames of body parts bouncing down the steps and being caught in the baskets, a view of the other side shows a direct mirror image, not a different pile of bodies.

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When the High Priest pulls the first warrior's heart out, the first shot shows no blood on his hands. In the next shot, as he shows the heart to the crowd, his forearms are covered in blood almost to his elbow.

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There are piles of hundreds of corpses dead less than a month, just outside the city, and more piles of hundreds of freshly killed corpses inside the city itself. At no point in the life of the Maya, and definitely not in the 16th century when the film is set, would the surrounding jungle have been able to provide a population large enough to yield that many sacrifice victims.

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Quotes

Blunted: If this works... she won't bother me.

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Seven: Come back to me.

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Oracle Girl: [the Prophecy] You fear me? So you should. All you who are vile. Would you like to know how you will die? The sacred time is near. Beware the blackness of day. Beware the man who brings the jaguar. Behold him reborn from mud and earth. For the one he takes you to will cancel the sky, and scratch out the earth. Scratch you out. And end your world. He's with us now. Day will be like night. And the man jaguar will lead you to your end.

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Faq

Q

Is the film historically accurate?

A

Pre-hispanic history of Mexico varies according to different sources. One can see from well documented evidence from Aztec civilizations, just before being conquered, that they ritually sacrificed thousands of captives for causes such as inaugurating a temple. Find out about the true pre-Hispanic history of Mexico through decent sources. http://www.mexicocityvibes.com/mexico-city-history.html is a good start.

Q

What was the animal that was hunted and killed in the beginning of the film ?

A

Q

Why are the actors different in the "Teaser Trailer" than in the movie ?

A

The teaser features an unknown actor named Mauricio Amuy Tenorio playing the part of Jaguar Paw. He was recast in favor of Rudy Youngblood. The logical explanation is that the premature teaser trailer was sliced together from sample shots and footage, before the official casting was finished.

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