A graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Es ist die Zeit, in der der Niedergang einer der ältesten und geheimnisvollsten Hochkulturen aller Zeiten bevorsteht: der Maya. Bis heute birgt diese Zeit offene Fragen und ungeklärte Geheimnisse. In Apocalypto skizziert Mel Gibson die Geschichte eines Mannes aus dem Volk der Maya, der in dieser Zeit um sein Leben kämpft. Nur die Liebe zu seiner Familie und zu seiner Frau gibt ihm die Kraft und den Mut zu bestehen.
Muzafer Bislim comes up with some of his most insightful songs while sitting on the floor, recording lyrics into a cassette recorder bought at a flea market. A poet and songwriter who collaborates with the biggest names in Romani music, the 54-year old lives a life of modest means with his family in Shutka, Macedonia. Stored in the corner of his one-room house is a tottering, ceiling-high stack of handwritten, 25,000-word, multi-dialect dictionary of the oldest and most obscure words in the Romani language, which he has painstakingly collected over 35 years. When he's invited to the International Biennial of Poets held in Paris, he sees the trip as an opportunity to have his dictionary published. A testament to the endurance of a people who have been scattered across Europe, the dictionary is not only a work of art but also a rare link to a divided past.