Centuries ago, in the Mesoamerican Mayan civilization, the film focuses on two warring tribes, one devastated by the other, seeking slaves and sacrificial prisoners, in a time of famine and plague. In hopes of a better future, this invading faction pillages neighboring kingdoms, killing and plundering, and sacrificing those they take alive to the gods as offerings. We see the central character Jaguar Paw, captured along with friends and family. Upon nearly being sacrificed himself saved only by a sudden solar eclipse, he must fight for his life and the lives of his loved ones, and try to escape the enemy kingdom. However, the freak occurrence of the eclipse is more foreboding than anyone realizes, and all the while and far more significant threat awaits all of them and threatens to bring great change and tragedy to the entire civilization.
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