The Last Tattoo

Not all wars are fought on the Battlefield.

Jul 01, 1994 1h 53m

5.5

4 votes

Drama
Crime

Synopsis

In 1943, U.S. marines are stationed near Wellington. One of them is murdered by the boss of the Hotel Workers Union, who is sitting pretty, exempt from military service and living it up on black market profits. Girls under the control of the union - of whom the victim's fiancee, Rose, is one - give sexual favours to the Americans, in return for information. The marine assigned to investigate the murder, tries to find Rose through a public health nurse who traces VD infections. However they discover there it more going on than they realized, involving a conspiracy amongst the Union, the government and the U.S. military.

Title	The Last Tattoo
Companies	Capella International, Plumb Productions Ltd.
Countries	New Zealand
Keywords	brothel, world war ii, murder, political corruption, neo-noir