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The noble search for a dying breed leads an ambitious zoologist to the discovery of a far more sinister species in this brutal Australian shocker featuring Leigh Whannell (Saw) and Nathan Phillips (Wo... read more read more...lf Creek). Eight years ago, Zoology student Nina (Mirrah Foulkes)'s sister was searching for evidence of the elusive Tasmanian Tiger when she suddenly vanished without a trace. Before disappearing, however, she did manage to send her sister a mysterious paw print that seemed to suggest that the species was still flourishing somewhere in the vast Australian wilderness. Much like the Sasquatch, the Tasmanian Tiger is a creature that modern scientists have dismissed as legend - but now that Nina has evidence, she's fully prepared to breach Tasmania's dense and dangerous forests in order to prove that the reclusive creature really exists. As Nina, her partner Matt (Whannell), his old friend Jack (Phillips), and his girlfriend Rebecca (Melanie Vallejo) make their way deep into the heart of Tasmania, it quickly becomes obvious that Nina is completely ignorant to one of the isolated island's darkest legends. Back in the 19th Century, when Australia was a barren penal colony, a dangerous convict named Alexander Pierce (aka "The Pieman"), staged a daring escape from the island's most heavily guarded prison. Later, in order to survive, Pierce resorted to eating his fellow escapees. Though Pierce would be hung for cannibalism in 1824, by the time he was captured it was already too late. Pierce had bred, passing on his insatiable appetite for human flesh the next generation. Nearly two centuries later the Tasmanian Tiger seems to have finally become extinct, though the Pieman's lineage is still going strong. Now, in a land where human meat is scarce, Nina's expedition will fall prey to species with a savage appetite, and a murderous motivation to keep their bloodline strong. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Jody Dwyer

Release Date: January 9, 2009

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DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009

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  • Beefy
    January 12, 2012
    Beefy
    Middling film with semi-tolerable characters doing various stupid things. There are hints of a better, more interesting film occasionally, but it never fully develops.
  • helpahorse
    December 1, 2010
    helpahorse
    I decided to watch this movie because I saw Leigh Whannell was in it. I'm glad he's still alive, I was sad after I watched Saw.

    The movie definitely wasn't as bad as some of the FearNet movies I've seen. I did have some problems with it though, like the amount of unnecessary ... read morecharacters. Only a handful of characters seemed important and contributed something to the plot.

    I wasn't really feeling the plot either. I was more interested in the sister's story to be honest. She seemed like she went through hell, and it looked awesome. Sadly, there was not too much focus on that part, only the occasional flashbacks. I think if the sister's story had been the main plot, the movie would've been more enjoyable.

    ....I liked the twist. I didn't see that coming. It was a pretty okay movie. I actually watched the whole thing and didn't fall asleep. That says something.
  • bbcfloridabound
    May 5, 2010
    bbcfloridabound
    This is a real freaky movie. It will keep you on the edge most of the movie, great slasher type film, seems like a group in the wild woods have taken to inbreeding and are looking for new mates. Mean while a group of young people go exploring for a rare animal only to get caught ... read moreup in this groups web. Some neat killing scenes, Worth 4 stars
  • deano
    August 12, 2009
    deano
    Bloody shocking in this Aussie horror-ride that recalls films like The Hills Have Eyes and Wrong Turn. How director-writer Jody Dwyer gets all these elements in place isn't terribly convincing - the gang of four twentysomethings might as well be sleepaway camp teens... read more as supposedly serious Thylacine fanciers, and the backstory of a missing sister is as filmsy - but the wilderness and backwoods inbreds are satisfyingly creepy. I felt so disappointed at the finale is not over.
  • vierasesine
    June 23, 2009
    vierasesine
    That they went on a zoological expedition and not just camping was refreshing and the ending wasn't entirely predictable. Unfortunately everything else in between pretty much was.

    The little girl was cool.
  • panta2
    November 18, 2008
    panta2
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    [color=blue][b]Horor filmovi nisu česti na ovim stranama, ali ovog puta sam rešio da pogledam i nešto strašno, posebno što se rad... read morenja odvija u Tasmaniji i što glavni junaci traže tasmanijskog tigra, o kojem sam ja nekada davno pisao u Zov-u i kojeg sam uporno tražio ni na tren ne pomišljajući da je stvarno izumrla vrsta od pre 50'tak godina.

    Student yoologije Nina (Mirrah Foulkes), je sigurna da tasmanijski tigrovi još postoje u šumama gde retko koja ljudska noga kroči, a dokay ya to je otisak koji joj je u "amanet" ostavila rođena sestra koja je kasnije iščezla u tim istim šumama. Tragajući sa svojim prijateljima je i njen momak koji pokušava da usaglasi različite temperamente i očiglednu kulturnu razliku koja je u vozilu dok putuju vijugavim putevima. Ono što Nina i društvo ne znaju je da je u tim krajevima nekada davno u vreme kolonijalne Australije, ubica Alexander 'The Pieman' Pearce (Peter Docker) pobegao iz zatvora i preživeo uz pomoć kanibalizma! Njegovi naslednici su još uvek u tim krajevima...
    Film u kome ima svega, dobre fotografije, osrednje glume, dosta krvi, mučenja ali i realističnih scena koje vas toliko uvuku u film da na kraju pomislite da ste stvarno tamo prisutni (bili)...

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    Ako ste zainteresovani da skačete sa stolice u bioskopu, ako volite prirodu, ako se ne plašite krvavih scena, nemojte propustiti ovaj film.

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    Ne želim da vas ohrabrim da postavite svoja očekivanja previsoko, ali za mene je ovaj film opravdao ocenu od 6 (od mogućih 10).

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  • Junnerayemalinao2012
    October 21, 2011
    Junnerayemalinao2012
    Nothing new about people going in a secluded place where there's no phone signal and unknowingly to the characters, there lives a serial murderer and the fun begins! However, Dying Breed delivers something a little more of the cliches and thats just how far it goes.
  • notofthisworld
    April 8, 2012
    notofthisworld
    This could have been better if I wasn't so sleepy. The storyline was interesting in using a tasmanian tiger. I kinda knew how the story was gonna end, but it was well done. The little girl creeped me out.
  • fb555928095
    April 1, 2012
    fb555928095
    An interesting premise about the supposedly extinct Tasmanian tiger does little to make this mediocre After Dark Horrorfest film memorable.
  • sykora259517
    June 12, 2011
    sykora259517
    movie with Nathan Phillips the movie itself really wasn't impressing in anyway to me. basically they're on Cannibal island and I thought there could have been more carnage. D

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Critic Reviews

Ruth Hessey
November 7, 2008
Ruth Hessey, MovieTime, ABC Radio National

It's a textbook gorefest. Give it a miss if you don't like blood. Full Review

Alissa Simon
June 10, 2008
Alissa Simon, Variety

Even by the low standards of other horror-movie victims, the foursome here seem blithely clueless, always splitting up for no good reason and running headlong into ambushes. Full Review

Anton Bitel
March 13, 2009
Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

If Geoffrey Hall's cinematography is eerily beautiful, capturing the isolation and subdued menace of the Tasmanian hinterlands, then there is little else in Dying Breed that, to quote protagonist Nina... Full Review

Steve Biodrowski
January 10, 2009
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique

The setting is the island of Tasmania rather than the Australian outback, but after WOLF CREEK and STORM WARNING, any city folk stupid enough to wander this far off the track deserve whatever they get... Full Review

David Stratton
November 14, 2008
David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia)

It tries hard to be horrific and gruesome, even introducing a bit of fashionable torture near the end, but only the most credulous will find it genuinely scary. Full Review

Annette Basile
November 7, 2008
Annette Basile, FILMINK (Australia)

Right from the opening credits, with their strangely beautiful blown-up images of blood and the accompanying darkly rhythmic score, you're primed for something terrible to happen. Full Review

Paul Byrnes
November 7, 2008
Paul Byrnes, Sydney Morning Herald

There is no civic responsibility in horror. You can insult whomever you like, so long as you make it scary. This one has a few good moments but not enough to rattle one's bones. Full Review

Andrew L. Urban
October 31, 2008
Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

Grisly as it needs to be, Dying Breed is nevertheless quite a sophisticated horror film, layered with elements and peopled with leading characters who are more than stereotypes, thanks also to top per... Full Review

Ron Wilkinson
May 10, 2008
Ron Wilkinson, Monsters and Critics

Aussie mayhem with cannibalistic inbred idiots and upper middle class whitebread victims fails to set this film apart. But great fun nonetheless. Full Review

Scott Weinberg
May 7, 2008
Scott Weinberg, Cinematical

If you're looking for a horror flick that wants to give you a 'you are there -- and it's freaking miserable' vibe, this one should fit the bill quite nicely. Full Review

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