A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations
David Gulpilil
- Chris Lee
- (as Gulpilil)
Jennifer De Greenlaw
- Zeadler's Secretary
- (as Jennifer de Greenlaw)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Peter Weir asked tribal Aboriginal actors David Gulpilil and Nandjiwarra Amagula about the script and incorporated their reactions to the finished dialogue.
- GoofsWhen Chamberlin's character leaves his office and drives in the rain the windshield wipers are moving at a fast rate. When the shot changes to inside the car the wipers are suddenly moving at a slower rate.
Featured review
Eerie thriller with unique Aussie slant.
Peter Weir's first international success, THE LAST WAVE is an effective chiller with a fascinating back story based on Aboriginal myth. Richard Chamberlain is quite good as a defense lawyer whose life becomes increasingly unmoored from reality as he delves into a murder case involving Aboriginal tribal rivalries. David Gulpilil plays one of the suspects, who does his best to guide Chamberlain thru the realm of 'Dreamtime', an alternate reality/timeline central to native Australian history and tribal custom. Heavy on atmosphere, deliberately ambiguous in plotting, the film builds to an unsettling finale which is somewhat diminished by poor effects, probably due to budgetary limitations. Nevertheless an intriguing film whose overall impression of mystery and dread lurking just below the surface of what we perceive as 'reality' will stay with you.
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- jckruize
- Apr 16, 2003
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- Also known as
- Peter Weir's The Last Wave
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Box office
- Budget
- A$810,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $957
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $495
- Dec 2, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $1,382
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