The Dead Land (2024) is a gritty post-apocalyptic action-horror thriller that plunges audiences into a desolate world where civilization has collapsed and survival comes at any cost.

Set in a harsh landscape where the dead no longer stay buried, the film centers on a hardened warrior named Waka Nuku Rau, portrayed by Te Kohe Tuhaka, who must confront both the living and the undead as ancient curses and modern desperation collide.

Alongside him, Milly Alcock appears as Aria, the last descendant of a powerful lineage whose fate may hold the key to saving what remains of humanity, while Cliff Curtis brings gravitas as Chief Te Rangi, a resolute leader fighting to protect his people from supernatural threats. The cast is rounded out by Manu Bennett as a fearsome revenant warlord and Temuera Morrison as the wise elder seer guiding the survivors through terror and chaos. With its blend of horror, mythic undertones, and visceral combat in a devastated world, The Dead Land offers a tense and atmospheric journey through a future where death itself refuses to rest.