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The Dead Lands

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The Dead Lands

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Released Apr 17, 2015

1h 48m

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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)

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.

Rated: 2/5

May 31, 2015

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

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.

Rated: 2/5

May 29, 2015

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

The Dead Lands is a distinctive tale that blends coming-of-age with some muscular action sequences.

Rated: 3/5

May 28, 2015

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

It is lurid, furious, bloodthirsty fun.

Sep 9, 2021

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Dayne Linford

Battleship Pretension

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.

Jan 20, 2021

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Kate Sánchez

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

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...

Jan 21, 2020

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Charles S

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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robert s

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/15/24

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Alain M

ancient Maori, fighting is awesome, and even the story is pretty great. this for me a must watch for sure

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/23

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zsolt h

Simply I loved it! It presents the Maori culture from an interesting aspect. The fight scenes are very good. Authentic work.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Uneven and with little variety in the action scenes

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/17/21

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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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

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