Gibson film angers Mayan groups - Apocalypto

“Mel Gibson’s film about the Mayan civilisation has come under fire from indigenous members of the culture.

Activists in Guatemala - once home to a large part of the central American Mayan empire - said Apocalypto was unrealistic.

“The director is saying the Mayans are savages,” said Lucio Yaxon, a human rights activist.”

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