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Rating: 7.5 stars

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Hulu TCM Australia aboriginal courtroom drama apocalyptic rain

All movies seen on 02/01/2025

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The Last Wave (1977)

Directed by Peter Weir

Drama | Thriller

Overview

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. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes danger may come from his own involvement with the Aboriginal people and their prophecies.

Rated PG | Length 106 minutes

Actors

Richard Chamberlain | Olivia Hamnett | David Gulpilil | Frederick Parslow | Vivean Gray | Athol Compton | Peter Carroll | Walter Amagula | Michael Duffield | Nandjiwarra Amagula | Hedley Cullen | Wallas Eaton | Jo England | John Frawley | John Meagher | Malcolm Robertson | Greg Rowe | Katrina Sedgwick | Ingrid Weir | Tony Llewellyn-Jones

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I saw this shortly after it first came out, but only remembered the ending.  Great to see it again, because it’s a pretty good thriller. Very eerie, creepy, and filled with impending doom.

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