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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.
The Last Wave: Directed by Peter Weir. With Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow. A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
Combining that with an ending that feels very Indiana Jones with a visit to a secret grand Aboriginal shrine beneath Sydney and a babbling priest, The Last Wave comes off as a bit...
Mar 8, 2014 · Last Wave, The (1977) -- (Movie Clip) There's No Clouds Miss... Idyllic outback afternoon when an inexplicable storm breaks, schoolteacher (Penny Leach) scrambling to protect her charges, opening Peter Weir's supernatural-aboriginal drama The Last Wave, 1977.
A 1977 Australian film by Peter Weir about a lawyer who defends aborigines accused of murder and faces apocalyptic visions. The Criterion edition features a director interview, original trailer and subtitles.
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.
Aug 10, 2020 · Chris Lee (David Gulpilil)Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Peter Weir (Oscar® nominated director of Picnic at Hanging Rock, Gallipoli and Witness) explores a startling world on the brink of ...
