Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating icons of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian tiger and "The Pieman" (aka Alexander Pearce) who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. ...
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Cast
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| Nathan Phillips | ... | Jack | |
| Leigh Whannell | ... | Matt | |
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Bille Brown | ... | Harvey / Rowan |
| Mirrah Foulkes | ... | Nina | |
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Melanie Vallejo | ... | Rebecca |
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Ken Radley | ... | Liam |
| Elaine Hudson | ... | Ethel | |
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Sheridan Harvey | ... | Katie |
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Peter Docker | ... | Alexander Pierce |
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Boris Brkic | ... | Sgt. Symons |
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Phillip McInnes | ... | Guard #1 |
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Ian 'Paddy' McIvor | ... | Guard #2 (as Paddy McIvor) |
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James Portanier | ... | Guard #3 |
| Sally McDonald | ... | Ruth | |
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Peter Finlay | ... | Hunter #1 |
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Dying Breed interweaves the two most fascinating icons of Tasmanian history: the extinct Tasmanian tiger and "The Pieman" (aka Alexander Pearce) who was hanged for cannibalism in 1824. Against all odds, Pearce escaped from the most feared penal settlement of the British Empire - Sarah Island - and disappeared into the impenetrable forests of Western Tasmania. Seven convicts escaped with him, yet Pearce was the only one that emerged... along with chunks of human flesh in his pockets. The legend of Pearce was born. An extinct species... a long forgotten legend... both had a desperate need to survive; both could now have living descendants within the Tasmanian bush. Many sightings of the tiger have been reported. Many hikers have gone missing. Hundreds in fact. Zoologist Nina is convinced there are still tigers remaining in the Tasmanian wilderness, and she has proof - a photograph of a paw print snapped by her sister just before she met with a fatal accident in the bush eight years ... Written by Jody Dwyer
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6 November 2008 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
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AUD 3,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
AUD 220,878 (Australia), 9 November 2008, Limited ReleaseCompany Credits
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Jack: Nothing, but i feel better eh? Come on, let's have a beer.
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Premiered at the 2008 Tribecca Film Festival. See more »Goofs
While leaving the Water Rat Hotel at the start of the movie, a tram can be seen in the background and then disappears as the scene has been cut. Also this is supposed to be in Tasmania, they do not have Trams, this would of been filmed in Melbourne. See more »Quotes
Matt: [sees Jack cut the yellow ute's front right tyre] what does that achieve?Jack: Nothing, but i feel better eh? Come on, let's have a beer.
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While I'm not sure that I'd watch Dying Breed again, I have to admit that I enjoyed it through the first time.
There are some great landscape shots in this movie and, overall, I felt the atmosphere was creepy, lending itself well to the dark tone of the picture. There was some suspense and a bit of gore as well. However, there was nothing really new or interesting in the plot. Similar movies have covered the same material before (Wrong Turn, perhaps to a lesser extent even The Chainsaw Massacre movies...) and although there's a link to an actual historical figure, it's a pretty weak link and there's no new twists to make this unique.
The characters are all pretty unlovable, so there's not much to relate to in that department.
The production values are high, so I have to recommend this over some of the other After Dark Horror Fest films I've seen. I feel it's a solid five; flawed but very watchable.