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The Dead Lands

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After his fellow tribesmen are slaughtered by rampaging warriors, a Maori teenager travels to a land haunted by malevolent spirits to ask a fearsome warrior to help him take revenge.
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Critics Consensus

The Dead Lands doesn't add anything new to the primeval quest genre, but its battle scenes boast enough visceral thrills to carry viewers through the more mundane moments.

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Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) 05/31/2015
2/5
Powers away relentlessly and soon becomes numbing - except when Makoare waggles his tongue in traditional warrior manner, which is genuinely a fearsome thing to behold. Go to Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies 05/29/2015
2/5
By the final stretch, the combat is pure tedium, with each skuffle filmed and edited in the same way each time and the makers refusing to scale things up in the name of idle spectacle. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 05/28/2015
3/5
The Dead Lands is a distinctive tale that blends coming-of-age with some muscular action sequences. Go to Full Review Graeme Tuckett The Post NZ 09/09/2021
It is lurid, furious, bloodthirsty fun. Go to Full Review Dayne Linford Battleship Pretension 01/20/2021
The Dead Lands is a solid action movie of the straightforward type we don't often see anymore, a rather simple revenge plotline enlivened by a sense of place and culture lacking in your standard action fare. Go to Full Review Kate Sánchez But Why Tho? 01/21/2020
The Dead Lands is a journey...one that the majority of American audiences will be introduced to for the first time. While this is a Māori story, it's one that will have quickly fans from genre lovers all backgrounds with its mythology, action... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles S @RT48597959 09/05/2024 Seemed like the plot is basically ripped off from Apocalypto, but the choreography and Maori faces in the fight scenes made it pretty unique and entertaining. See more robert s @RT89063569 08/15/2024 I enjoyed seeing aspects of an ancient culture. This show was enjoyable and incorporated Maoi religious themes into the story. A nice change from the US networks cookie cutter shows about the police, courts, doctors, etc. See more zsolt h @RT65883762 03/01/2021 Simply I loved it! It presents the Maori culture from an interesting aspect. The fight scenes are very good. Authentic work. See more 02/17/2021 Uneven and with little variety in the action scenes See more 12/03/2020 After he sees his father murdered before his eyes and the rest of his tribe slaughtered by another tribe, a young Maori warrior travels to the forbidden Deadlands to seek the help of a legendary warrior to help him exact revenge on those who wiped out his tribe. The Deadlands is a primal coming of age story set against the background of tribal loyalties and vengeance. A cast of mostly unknowns push the story forward at a fast pace as we follow the two leads on a chase across a desolate land to exact their vengeance. The fight sequences are visceral and well choreographed and it's certainly unlike anything else I have seen recently. See more arun k @RT82938039 05/12/2020 well it reminded of #apocolypse movie, its Raw, brutal , violent yet charming souls. acting , direction r gud . may be storyline cud have been better. See more Read all reviews
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Toa Fraser

Director

James Rolleston

Hongi

Lawrence Makoare

The Warrior

Te Kohe Tuhaka

Wirepa

Xavier Horan

Rangi

Raukura Turei

Mehe

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The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Demon vs. Maori Warriors The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Demon vs. Maori Warriors 2:49 The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Cursing The Killer The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Cursing The Killer 2:26 The Dead Lands: Official Clip - The Bloody Demon The Dead Lands: Official Clip - The Bloody Demon 2:22 The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Warrior Training The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Warrior Training 2:14 The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Hunting Men The Dead Lands: Official Clip - Hunting Men 2:28 The Dead Lands: Official Clip - The Village Massacre The Dead Lands: Official Clip - The Village Massacre 2:04 View more videos

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James Rolleston as Hongi in "The Dead Lands." James Rolleston as Hongi in "The Dead Lands." Lawrence Makoare as The Warrior in "The Dead Lands." James Rolleston as Hongi in "The Dead Lands." (L-R) James Rolleston as Hongi and Lawrence Makoare as The Warrior in "The Dead Lands." A scene from "The Dead Lands." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis After his fellow tribesmen are slaughtered by rampaging warriors, a Maori teenager travels to a land haunted by malevolent spirits to ask a fearsome warrior to help him take revenge.
Director
Toa Fraser
Producer
Norman Merry, Matthew Metcalfe, Glenn Standring, Tainui Stephens
Screenwriter
Glenn Standring
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
GFC General Film Corporation
Rating
R (Brutal Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action, Horror, History, Drama
Original Language
Māori
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 17, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4K
Runtime
1h 48m