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      The Dead Lands

      R Released Apr 17, 2015 1 hr. 48 min. Action Horror History Drama List
      69% 52 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score 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. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 15 Buy Now

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      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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      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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member Uneven and with little variety in the action scenes Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/21 Full Review 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 Full Review arun k well it reminded of #apocolypse movie, its Raw, brutal , violent yet charming souls. acting , direction r gud . may be storyline cud have been better. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Great Great show. Super fun Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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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." The Dead Lands (2014) The Dead Lands (2014) The Dead Lands (2014) View more photos

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Graeme Tuckett Stuff.co.nz It is lurid, furious, bloodthirsty fun. Sep 9, 2021 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

      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
      Screenwriter
      Glenn Standring
      Distributor
      Magnolia Pictures
      Production Co
      GFC General Film Corporation
      Rating
      R (Brutal Bloody Violence)
      Genre
      Action, Horror, History, Drama
      Original Language
      Maori
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 17, 2015, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 20, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.4K
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