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2012: The Beginning

201252mMovieHistoryDocumentary

December 21, 2012. This date, identified by the Maya nearly 1,400 years ago, has in recent years become the source of great curiosity and debate. Some believe it will bring catastrophic events. Others, an era of enlightenment. But what did…

DirectorShannon Kring
WriterShannon Kring
ProducersSophia Ehrnrooth·Gabriel Noble

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Cast · Directed by Shannon Kring

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John Major Jenkins
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Geoff Stray
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Tata José Soc Chivalán
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Lina Barrios
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Robert Sitler
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Tata Pedro Cruz García
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Edwin Barnhart
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Michael J. Grofe
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Barbara MacLeod
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David W. Sedat
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