Apocalypto
Mel Gibson / US, 2006 / 139 min.
Filmmaker and visual artist Felix de Rooy has chosen Mel Gibson’s epic action film about hunter Jaguar Paw, who is driven into slavery by a rival Mayan tribe. The images are stunning; the film’s historical accuracy has been the subject of fervent discussion.

All seems quiet in Jaguar Paw’s village; the men go out hunting, return with their kills, play with their children and chat with the women and elders around the fires that are lit in the evening.
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Director
Mel Gibson
Production year
2006
Country
US
Original title
Apocalypto
Length
139 min.
Language
none
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Felix de Rooy
Felix de Rooy (1952) is a filmmaker from Curaçao who is also active as an actor, visual artist, theatre-maker and collector. Many young makers in the Netherlands and the Caribbean see him as a major source of inspiration. Eye is presenting an overview of short and feature-length fiction films by and with Felix de Rooy.

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