
Plot
Hongi, 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, Hongi’s only hope is to pass through the feared and forbidden “Dead Lands” and forge an uneasy alliance with a mysterious warrior, a ruthless fighter who has ruled the area for years.
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Cast

James Rolleston
Hongi

Lawrence Makoare
The Warrior

Te Kohe Tuhaka
Wirepa

Xavier Horan
Rangi

Raukura Turei
Mehe

George Henare
Tane

Rena Owen
Grandmother

Pana Hema-Taylor
Mana

Calvin Tuteao
Ka

Jamus Webster
Tahi

Bianca Hyslop
Pipi

Isabella Rakete
Keri

Matariki Whatarau
Tama

Wairangi Koopu
Raupatu

Jeff Ruha
Mere

Kani Collier
Papa

Te Manahau Morrison
Priest

Mere Boynton
Turikatuku

Maria Walker
Eldest Wife

Ria Paki
First Wife

Taupunakohe Tocker
Second Wife

Thomas Kiwi
Apera

Tori Marsh
Ratu

Antonio Te Maioha
Corpse / Sentry

Kimo Houltham
Mehe Warrior

Ngarino Watt
Mehe Warrior

Rob Kipa-Williams
Tana

Edmund Eramiha
Hemi

Siaosi Fonua
Wirepa Warrior

Stephen Grey
Wirepa Warrior

Jeremy Hollis
Wirepa Warrior

Nooroa Poa
Wirepa Warrior