Directed by:
Toa FraserScreenplay:
Glenn StandringCinematography:
Leon NarbeyComposer:
Don McGlashanCast:
James Rolleston, Lawrence Makoare, Rena Owen, Pana Hema Taylor, Te Kohe Tuhaka, Xavier Horan, Raukura Turei, Rob Kipa-Williams, Maria Walker, Calvin TuteaoPlots(1)
Hongi (James Rolleston) – a Māori 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. (Transmission Films)
(more)Cast
![James Rolleston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/056/163056462_a4446d.jpg)
James Rolleston
New Zealand
Best movies:
Boy (2010)
The Dark Horse (2014)
The Dead Lands (2014)
Lawrence Makoare
New Zealand
Best movies:
![Rena Owen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269460_be8388.jpg)
Rena Owen
New Zealand
Best movies:
![Pana Hema Taylor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/485/160485020_9893a8.jpg)
Pana Hema Taylor
New Zealand
Best movies:
Boy (2010)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
The Dead Lands (2014)
Te Kohe Tuhaka
Best movies:
Mahana (2016)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
Love and Monsters (2020)
Xavier Horan
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
The Dark Horse (2014)
Dean Spanley (2008)
Raukura Turei
Best movies:
The Dead Lands (2014)
Rob Kipa-Williams
New Zealand
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
The Dead Lands (2014)
Pearl in Paradise (2018) (TV movie)
Maria Walker
Best movies:
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Mahana (2016)
The Dead Lands (2014)
Calvin Tuteao
Best movies:
Once Were Warriors (1994)
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
The Dead Lands (2014)