# The Last Wave (1977)

> A Sydney lawyer’s attempt to defend Aboriginal defendants becomes a hallucinatory descent into prophecy, cultural secrecy, and continent-scale doom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/50568

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror
- Director: Peter Weir
- Cast: Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Athol Compton, Peter Carroll, Walter Amagula
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076299/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, foreboding, paranoid, rainy night, arthouse horror viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of prophecy and mystery unfolds as a lawyer delves into the unknown.

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