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The Last Wave

1977 · 106 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into dreamlike dread, where ordinary life dissolves into eerie omens and a haunting sense of cosmic unease.

Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
Tagline
Hasn't the weather been strange ...could it be a warning?
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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Directed by
Peter Weir
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • mystery
  • fate
  • colonialism
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, mystery, fantasy
Directed by
Peter Weir
Written by
Peter Weir, Petru Popescu, Tony Morphett
Starring
Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Nandjiwarra Amagula, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Walter Amagula, Roy Bara
Music
Groove Myers
Cinematography
Russell Boyd
Runtime
106 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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