The Last Wave (1977)

David Gulpilil: Chris Lee

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• Chris Lee : Dream is a shadow ... of something real.

• David Burton : What did I see?

  Chris Lee : A dream.

  David Burton : What are dreams?

  Chris Lee : Dream like seeing... hearing... talking... the way of knowing things.

  Chris Lee : Like what?

  David Burton : Like if my family's in trouble, from dream, they send me a message.

  Chris Lee : In dreams?

• Chris Lee : Charlie is an owl. He can fly through the air. He can do many things. Lesson magic. He got the power. But you, I think you may be - mukuru.

  David Burton : What is that?

  Chris Lee : You different tribe... from another world... across the sea... from sunrise.

  David Burton : Mukuru? Mukuru.

• David Burton : Why is he so interested in my mother's grandfather?

  Chris Lee : He's interested in you.

• Chris Lee : We're nothing but the law we learn from our forefathers.

  David Burton : But, surely men are more important than laws?

  Chris Lee : No. The law is more important than is man.

• David Burton : Why did Billy die?

  Annie Burton : I'll get some coffee

  [exits] 

  Chris Lee : He saw things. He saw things. A thing he shouldn't touch.

  David Burton : What sort of things?

  Chris Lee : Just things.

  David Burton : Could I see them?

  Chris Lee : No.

  David Burton : Why not?

  Chris Lee : Then you must die too.

• David Burton : You're in desperate trouble.

  Chris Lee : No! You in trouble! You!

  David Burton : Why do you say that?

  Chris Lee : You don't know what the dreams are anymore.

• Chris Lee : Because of your dream and my dream too, I brought you here. But, I broken the law - of my people. Down there. Past the snake. You will found what you're looking for. Go! Now!

  David Burton : Will you wait here for me?

  Chris Lee : No. I'm going back to my people. Back to the dreamtime.