The Last Wave

Richard Chamberlain plays David Burton, a Sydney lawyer who agrees to represent five Aborigines accused of murder. As he investigates the case and learns more about his clients' mysticism and traditions, Burton also experiences a series of disturbing nightmares prophesizing a coming watery apocalypse. This elliptical and haunting metaphysical cult thriller from Peter Weir ("Picnic at Hanging Rock") was a pioneering consideration of Aboriginal culture as well as an early demonstration of the director's flair for indelible visual storytelling.