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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.

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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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Persons under 16 years must be accompanied by an adult

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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campaign image Felix de Rooy – The Museum of My Mind (© Vincent Jong Tjien Fa)
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