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During one of these freak rainstorms in Sydney, an altercation occurs among a group of Aboriginal people in a pub which results in a mysterious drowning death. At the coroner's inquest, the death is ruled a homicide and four of the Aboriginal men are accused of murder.
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal men accused of a ritual murder and faces disturbing visions and prophecies. The film explores the clash of cultures and the mysteries of nature in a haunting apocalyptic story.
In Sydney, business lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) is given the pro bono assignment of defending five Aboriginals accused of the murder of another tribesman.
Jul 24, 2022 · A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. The Last Wave (also released, in the...
A 1977 Australian film by Peter Weir about a lawyer who defends aborigines accused of murder and faces apocalyptic visions. The film explores the clash of cultures, the power of nature and the prophecies of the aborigines.
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal men accused of killing a fellow Aborigine and uncovers a prophecy of a cataclysmic flood. The web page provides different plot summaries, keywords, and a Brazilian Portuguese language outline for the film directed by Peter Weir.
Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association.
