Where does this film want to go? It has multiple angles that left me ultimately confused. The film plot begins fairly straight forward as a murder investigation/trial involving Aborigine's accused of the murder of another Aborigine. A legal aid lawyer, David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) is drafted in to defend them although he has more of a history in corporate law than criminal law.
Now that seems simple enough then the film transcends into the supernatural with Burton's dreams being at the centre alongside Aboriginal tribal mythology. Sydney and the Australian outback is being battered by adverse weather such as hailstorms that give the film a watery theme throughout.
Not only rain but overflowing baths and a sewage pipe towards the end? Add to the mix impending world apocalypse in Burton's dreams then you have a mixed bag of a film.
I'm usually all for Australian cinema but this film sadly didn't strike a chord with me despite some solid casting in Chamberlain and David Gulpilil, a great Aboriginal actor.
Now that seems simple enough then the film transcends into the supernatural with Burton's dreams being at the centre alongside Aboriginal tribal mythology. Sydney and the Australian outback is being battered by adverse weather such as hailstorms that give the film a watery theme throughout.
Not only rain but overflowing baths and a sewage pipe towards the end? Add to the mix impending world apocalypse in Burton's dreams then you have a mixed bag of a film.
I'm usually all for Australian cinema but this film sadly didn't strike a chord with me despite some solid casting in Chamberlain and David Gulpilil, a great Aboriginal actor.