No one can outrun their destiny.
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.
ActionDramaHistoryloss of loved onemaya civilizationvillagesolar eclipseaffectationslaverytribenative americanforesthuman sacrificeeclipsecentral america
- Graphic violence
- Body horror
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Character
Earnest, overwhelming, relentless and grave.
- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
Who loves it, who doesn't
19 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths; disliked most by The Archivists.
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Cast
- Rudy YoungbloodJaguar Paw
- Raoul Max TrujilloZero Wolf
- Gerardo TaracenaMiddle Eye
- Iazua LariosSky Flower
- Antonio MonroyChilam
- María Isabel Díaz LagoMother in Law
- Dalia HernándezSeven
- Jonathan BrewerBlunted
- Morris BirdyellowheadFlint Sky
- Carlos Emilio BáezTurtles Run
Crew
- Mel GibsonDirector
- Mel GibsonWriter
- Farhad SafiniaWriter
- Dean SemlerDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel NielsenOriginal Music Composer
- John WrightEditor
- Mel GibsonProducer
- Bruce DaveyProducer
- Sergio MirandaProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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Battlefield 1 201675% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, epic.
1923 202272% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, overwhelming.
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