Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes danger may come from his own involvement with the Aboriginal people and their prophecies.
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| Art | Neil Angwin | Art Direction |
| Editing | Max Lemon | Editor |
| Writing | Petru Popescu | Screenplay |
| Sound | Charles Wain | Music |
| Directing | Peter Weir | Director |
| Writing | Peter Weir | Screenplay |
| Camera | Russell Boyd | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tony Morphett | Screenplay |
| Production | Hal McElroy | Producer |
| Art | Bill Malcolm | Set Decoration |
| Production | Jim McElroy | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lloyd James | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Groove Myers | Music |
| Directing | John Robertson | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Ross Matthews | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Bleakley | Costume Design |
| Sound | Greg Bell | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Helen Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Don Connolly | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Mont Fieguth | Special Effects |
| Crew | Robert Hilditch | Special Effects |
