In the Lost Lands (2025)
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A witch and a hunter must navigate a dangerous wasteland to retrieve a powerful artifact for a queen.
The story
In a wasteland known as the Lost Lands, the order is maintained by the Church in the City in the Mountains. When the witch Gray Alys escapes a public execution using her powers of illusion, she is pursued by the Enforcer. To fulfill a task for the Queen, Alys must travel into the dangerous landscape to find a beast and claim its power. She hires a hunter named Boyce to assist her in this quest. Together, they venture into the wilderness, facing enemies and monsters while navigating a world where the rules of the old world have crumbled into a lawless, uncivilized wasteland.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the wasteland of the Lost Lands, witch Gray Alys escapes execution and is tasked by the Queen to find a beast's power. She hires a hunter, Boyce, and they journey into the wilderness. Along the way, they are pursued by the Enforcer and her men. They encounter various threats, including a group of monsters and the realization that Boyce is a shapeshifter named Sardor. The Queen eventually kills the Overlord and the Patriarch of the Church. At the climax, Alys reveals she poisoned Boyce with silver to neutralize his shapeshifting. After a final confrontation, Alys kills Boyce and delivers his pelt to the Queen. However, the Queen discovers Jerais's betrayal and kills him. The film ends with the Lost Lands in rebellion; Boyce is resurrected from his grave and seeks out Alys, and the two eventually team up to survive and hunt in the wasteland.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 101
- Production countries
- Germany; Switzerland; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Writers
- Constantin Werner · screenplay; Paul W. S. Anderson · story; Constantin Werner · story
- Cast and characters
- Dave Bautista · hunter; Milla Jovovich · witch
- Genres
- post-apocalyptic; action; fantasy
- Themes
- survival; betrayal; power
- Tone and mood
- dark; gritty
- Setting
- A post-apocalyptic wasteland called the Lost Lands.
- Premise and plot tags
- fantasy; action; post-apocalyptic
- Source material / true-story basis
- short story by George R. R. Martin
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 41 · scale: 100 · review count: 17
- Production trivia
- The film was originally planned to feature Justin Chatwin as Boyce.; The project was initially planned to adapt three George R. R. Martin stories into one film.; The film was described by the director as a 'Western'.
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