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"A powerful and primal coming of age story that's an absolute adrenaline rush, The Dead Lands is far more than just a great action movie -- it's great cinema."

- James Cameron

"A POWERFUL and GRIPPING tale of revenge set against a dark and haunted landscape of pre colonial New Zealand. The action is BREATHTAKING, the performances compelling. This one of the best films to come out of New Zealand in a long time. Don't miss it!"

- Peter Jackson

"The Dead Lands is the single most exciting and unashamedly rip-roaring film to come out of New Zealand. Ever. And yep, I am including The Lord of The Rings trilogy in that."

- Stuff.co.nz

"Lurid, furious, bloodthirsty fun."

- Stuff.co.nz

"REMARKABLE - A DAZZLING ACTION-ADVENTURE. It introduces a new martial art form to the screen, in fight scenes staged in breath-taking acrobatics."

- Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter

"AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. Both epic and intimate, memorable, rewarding experience."

- Jason Gorber, Twitch

"Gorgeous and action-focused"

- Dennis Harvey - Variety

"Compelling characters, riveting performances, and dynamic action sequences, built around the traditional Maori martial art Mau rakau, which looks kind of like capoeira being bludgeoned to death."

- Montreal Gazette

"Action film aficionados looking for more fare outside the often-tiring conformities of Hollywood should definitely check this one out."

- Bloody Disgusting

"The Dead Lands’ Brutalizes Amidst the Beauty of New Zealand."

- Bloody Disgusting

"Eye-popping action"

- NERDIST

"Exciting"

- NY Daily News

"An unblinkingly fierce and bloody tale of slaughter and revenge."

- Roger Moore, The Chicago Tribune

"A Maori action movie? Hell yes: It’s the crazy, gory, gleeful martial-arts movie you didn’t know you needed."

- Salon

"Impressive"

- Collider

"The fight scenes here are fast, vicious and brutal."

- IGN

"The fight scenes in the film are intense, close, and bloody."

- NY Magazine

"If you’re into action cinema I recommend taking a walk through The Dead Lands."

- Cinapse

"KICK-ASS"

- DANGEROUS MINDS

"A highly original piece of action-adventure cinema"

- Lloyd Kaufman

"Visceral and energetic"

- First Showing

"A VIRTUAL CANDY STORE FOR MARTIAL ARTS FANATICS."

- Jeremy Kirk, First Showing

"All the synonyms we have for the word "brutal" have a difficult time doing justice to the level of violence on display"

- First Showing

"A BLAST, and one that delivers an unexpected emotional wallop along with gore, thrills and spectacular scenery. IT’S THE CRAZY, GORY, GLEEFUL MARTIAL-ARTS MOVIE YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED."

- Andrew O’Hehir, Salon

"REMARKABLE - A DAZZLING ACTION-ADVENTURE. It introduces a new martial art form to the screen, in fight scenes staged in breath-taking acrobatics."

- Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter

"All the synonyms we have for the word "brutal" have a difficult time doing justice to the level of violence on display"

- First Showing

"THE FIRST KICK-ASS MAORI MARTIAL ARTS MOVIE."

- DANGEROUS MINDS

"THE FIGHT SCENES ARE GRIPPING AND NOT QUITE LIKE ANYTHING THE FILM WORLD HAS SEEN BEFORE. The Maori martial art, Mau Rakau, Is the true breakout star of the action-heavy flick."

- Sarah Kurchak, Consequence of Sound

"AS VIOLENT AND FIERCE AS THEY COME. THIS ACTION THRILLER CAUGHT ME COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE. A highly focused thriller with fantastic fight choreography and even some unexpectedly powerful moments."

- Chase Gifford, Nerdlocker

"RELENTLESS AND BRACING."

- Bilge Ebiri, New York

"AN EXCITING ADVENTURE. A brutal, brawling revenge tale."

- Jordan Hoffman, NY Daily News

"Gorgeous and action-focused"

- Dennis Harvey – Variety

"THE MOST THRILLING AND UNIQUE ACTION MOVIE OF 2015"

- Matt Carter, Movie Pilot

" FASCINATING. EYE-POPPING ACTION. An exotic action epic."

- Scott Weinberg, Nerdist

"A FERAL ACTION EPIC."

- Aaron Hillis, Village Voice

"A really spectacular action film."

- Brutal As Hell

ABOUT THE FILM

Hongi (James Rolleston) - a Maori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honor to the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is slaughtered through an act of treachery. Vastly outnumbered by a band of villains, led by Wirepa (Te Kohe Tuhaka), Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden Dead Lands and forge an uneasy alliance with the mysterious “Warrior” (Lawrence Makoare), a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.

CAST & CREW

Cast:
James Rolleston
Lawrence Makoare
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Xavier Horan
George Henare
Raukura Turei
Rena Owen

Director:
Toa Fraser

Producer:
Matthew Metcalfe

Writer/Producer:
Glenn Standring

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