Apocalypto

Mel Gibson's Apocalypto was on BBC 2 on Saturday night. I sat down to watch it with my mum and my boyfriend and we all became fairly well engrossed.

Apocalypto tells the story of a Mayan tribe attacked by foreign warriors, and the efforts of one particular tribesman to escape and rescue his pregnant wife and son from a cave in which they seek refuge during the attack.

Now I wasn't too impressed by the summary and thought that it sounded fairly implausible but it's much more realistic and gripping than you'd think. Be warned though that this is a very violent film, containing rape, slaughter and human sacrifice. (I enjoyed watching for the plot and filming, but did have to look away from the screen for some of the particularly bloody moments.)

Apocalypto is available on BBC iPlayer for four more days, if you want to watch it.

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