New Zealand has decided to present itself this year to the Oscar for the third time with "The Dead Lands".
It was not until 2011 that New Zealand was presented for the first time at the Oscars with "The Orator" ("O Le Tulafale") by Tusi Tamasese, a film spoken in Samoan that, despite being one of the most prominent, ultimately did not get a nomination.
The second time New Zealand entered the Oscar shortlist for Best Foreign Language Film it was last year. The country of Oceania sought the candidacy with the film spoken in Maori "The White Lines" ("Tuakiri Huna") by Dana Rotberg, the caul also did not achieve any success.
This year you will seek achievement with «The Dead Lands«, Film again in Maori. This is the new work of Toa fraser, a filmmaker who won the Audience Award in the World Cinema section at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival with his debut feature «No. 2".
This new work by the director, "The Dead Lands" was present in the past Toronto Film Festival and tells the story of Hongi, the son of a chief died in pre-colonization New Zealand. Hongi is destined to avenge his father's death to bring peace and honor the souls of his loved ones after his tribe is sacrificed through an act of treason.
More information - Films shortlisted by each country for the Oscar 2015