本片讲述了在十五世纪末，玛雅文明陨落的最后时刻。男主是一个被称为“虎爪”的加夸尔（鲁迪·杨布拉德饰），是一个小部落的最强的勇士。和他爱的妻子和爱子过着幸福平静的生活。然而好景不长，加夸尔的部落遭到了其他部落的侵略。一夜之间，村落里横尸遍野，活着的也都被俘虏了。加夸尔也不例外，但在被俘虏之前，他把自己的妻儿藏了起来，为他们留下了活路。加夸尔和族人们被带到了玛雅帝国，当时的玛雅帝国已经日渐衰落。他们信仰神明，为了供奉他们的神明，建立了很多神殿，而且坚信拿活人来当作祭品，就可以得到上天的庇佑。于是他们的祭祀变得更加频繁。不幸的是，加夸尔被选为了祭品，但他不愿这样死去，于是他选择了逃跑。

为了能再见到妻儿，加夸尔历经重重困难

This film tells the last moments of the fall of the Mayan civilization at the end of the fifteenth century. The male protagonist is a Garquar (Rudy Youngblood) known as "Tiger Claw", the strongest warrior of a small tribe. He lives a happy and peaceful life with his loving wife and son. However, the good times didn't last long, and the tribe of Jacquar was invaded by other tribes. Overnight, the village was littered with corpses, and those who were still alive were captured. Jaqwal was no exception, but before he was captured, he hid his wife and children, leaving them a way out. Jaquar and his people were taken to the Mayan Empire, which was in decline. They believe in gods, and built many temples to worship their gods, and they firmly believe that if they take living people as sacrifices, they can get the blessing of heaven. So their sacrifices became more frequent. Unfortunately, Gaqal was chosen as a sacrifice, but he did not want to die like this, so he chose to escape.

In order to be able to see his wife and children again, Gacquar went through many difficulties