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Apocalypto is a 2006 American epic action-adventure film directed by Mel Gibson. It was written by Gibson and Farhad Safinia. Set in Yucatan, Mexico, during the declining period of the Maya civilization, Apocalypto depicts the journey of a Mesoamerican tribesman who must escape human sacrifice and rescue his family after the capture and destruction of his village.
The film features a cast of Mayas, and some other people of Native American descent. Its Yucatec Maya dialogue is accompanied by subtitles.
A financial success and generally well-received by critics, Apocalypto was also nominated for numerous awards. However, the film's depictions of native cultures sparked some controversy.
While hunting tapir in the Mesoamerican jungle, Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood), his father Flint Sky (Morris Birdyellowhead), and their fellow tribesmen encounter a procession of traumatized refugees. The group's leader explains that their lands were ravaged, and asks for permission to pass through the jungle. When Jaguar Paw and his tribesmen return home, Flint Sky tells his son not to let the refugees' fear infect him.
No wolf's howls and mute winds
Fog and the heavy sky above
The sea... waves...
Storn on the sea! Storm on Earth!
And I could hear the worlds!...
Closed eyes: black birds were quiet
As night of dark was cold
The fire of hundred torches burns
Burning in silence of unspoken words
And thrown pieces of magical bones
Runes of sand - ashes of crows
Revelation ritual began
I saw the light and darkness too
And I also saw screaming rivers of blood
Ballet of chaos of spears and swords
Symbols of power on banners at dwan
It wasn't tomorrow but a closer day
Day of death, of pain and victory
I saw myself and my comrades
And I also saw beheaded corpses
Of enemies of us and their ones
Greyness in their eyes... slience of night
And I also saw the sunrise
For the one, of the sun, of my folk
I saw the sound and heard the light
flutering were wings of sun
And the winds tongue were licking the grass
Carrying the damned souls of the damned
And cantos of gglory were sang
I wake from my transis and open my eyes
I can only see my ones
Happy and sovereign forever
Because the future has our colour
And eternity speaks our language
As immortality exists for our folk