The Last Wave - 1977 - 7/10
Australian attorney is assigned to defend five Aborigine men of a tribal killing.
The murder resembles a ritual, but the men stay locked in silence.
Another character in the film is the rain, all but relentless in this.
The lawyer, who actually specializes in corporate law, is out of his depth yet earnest.
So much so, he starts digging into the culture – which seems groundbreaking for 1977.
Then the dreams start.
Slow, moody film, carries a brooding undercurrent throughout.
There is an unnerving quality about this; a persistence of fogged memory.