COLUMBIA — Mel Gibson’s 2006 movie “Apocalypto” ignited a number of controversies. The Guatemalan presidential commissioner on racism lambasted the film as racist against Mayans. Anthropologists and archaeologists wrangled over the plot’s historical accuracy.
Panel discussion on ‘Apocalypto’ to be held at MU Museum of Art and Archaeology
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 5:14 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:48 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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