The Dead Lands

The Dead Lands
Film poster
Directed byToa Fraser
Written byGlenn Standring
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLeon Narbey
Edited byDan Kircher
Music byDon McGlashan
Production
companies
Distributed byTransmission Films
Release dates
  • 4 September 2014 (2014-09-04) (TIFF)
  • 30 October 2014 (2014-10-30) (New Zealand)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageMāori
Box office$906,158[1]

The Dead Lands is a 2014 New Zealand action film directed by Toa Fraser. It was number 1 at the New Zealand box office when it was released.[2] It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival[3] where it had its world premier on 4 September 2014.[4] It was selected as the New Zealand entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[5][6]

  1. ^ "The Dead Lands". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Dead Lands tops NZ box office". 5 November 2014.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Film 'The Dead Lands' to have Toronto World Premiere". NZ Film. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  4. ^ Farrier, David (5 September 2014). "The Dead Lands premieres in Toronto". 3 News. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Oscar Race: New Zealand Picks 'The Dead Lands' for Foreign-Language Race". Variety. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Oscars: New Zealand Selects 'The Dead Lands' as Foreign-Language Candidate". Hollywood Reporter. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2014.