In the rich, humid air of sixteenth-century Peru, Atahuallpa, the Sun-God King,
meets Pizarro the Conquistador, representative of the Spanish Empire at its most
insatiable. While the Inca King is convinced of his own immortality, the Spania
rd is cynical and greedy, leading to a collision of power and authority. Soon bo
th men are locked in a struggle for survival; one of them must die and the survi
vor must face mortality, and the terrible truth of the world he lives in.
Mov
ing and atmospheric, "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" is an unforgettable drama of pr
ide, empire and the conquest of bodies and souls.
