The Last Wave

The Last Wave

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1977-12-15
Duration:106 min
Country:Australia
Director:Peter Weir
Actors:Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray
Production:Australian Film Commission, McElroy & McElroy, Derek Power, South Australian Film Corporation, Last Wave Productions

Overview:

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.

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