RELEASE DATE: April 17, 2015
(limited)
STUDIO: Magnolia Pictures
DIRECTOR: Toa Fraser
MPAA RATING: R (for brutal bloody violence)
SCREENWRITER: Glenn Standring
STARRING: Rena Owen, James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare,Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, George Henare, Raukura Turei
GENRE: Thriller, Action
DURATION: N/A
COPYRIGHT HOLDER: N/A
COPYRIGHT: N/A
Plot Summary:
Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Maori chieftain’s teenage son – must avenge his father’s murder in order to bring peace and honour 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.
