An ethically challenged insurance lawyer finds himself on a bad hallucinogenic trip that makes him question the nature of his reality, in first-time Director Gille Klabin's psychedelic sci-fi thriller, The Wave.
(Some spoilers below.)
Frank (Justin Long, Galaxy Quest, New Girl) is a lawyer for an insurance company who finds an error in a life insurance claim form for a deceased firefighter that will allow his firm to deny the claim outright. The company will save $4 million, which would put Frank on the fast-track for a promotion. And he seems untroubled by any hardship this denial of claim will cause the fireman's widow and children. His co-worker Jeff (Donald Faison, Scrubs, Ray Donovan) talks him into a night on the town to celebrate ("It's Tuesday, Booze Day!"). And that's where things start to go horribly wrong for Frank.
The guys pick up BFFs Natalie (Katia Winter, Sleepy Hollow) and Theresa (Sheila Vand, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) in a dive bar, and the four end up at an after-hours party. That's where Frank and Theresa meet the decidedly strange Aeolus (Tommy Flanagan, Sons of Anarchy), who offers them both a nameless experimental hallucinogenic drug. Against his better judgment, Frank takes it. "It's supposed to hit you like a wave," Aeolus assures him—and suddenly Frank finds himself alone in the house, hours later, surrounded by detritus from the party with no wallet.
Convinced he was drugged and robbed, Frank spends the rest of the film trying to piece together what happened to him that night—a task made more difficult by his continued hallucinations, long after any drug he'd taken should have worn off. The side-effects include lots of unpredictable time jumps. In desperation, Frank turns to Jeff for help, and the two join up with Natalie to find Theresa, who is missing. And then things start to get really crazy.
Jeff (Donald Faison) persuades Frank (Justin Long) to go out on the town to celebrate a big business win. Echo Wolf Productions Frank meets Aeolus (Tommy Flanagan) at a party, who offers him an experimental drug. Echo Wolf Productions Whoa… Frank be trippin'! Echo Wolf Productions Jeff is concerned about Frank's mental state. YouTube/Echo Wolf Productions Frank's boss, Jonas (Bill Sage), revels in denying insurance payouts YouTube/Echo Wolf Productions Frank enlists the help of Jeff and Natalie (Katia Winter) to find Natalie's missing friend, Theresa (Sheila Vand). Echo Wolf Productions A vision of Theresa. Echo Wolf Productions A trippy mental landscape Echo Wolf Productions Meeting on a higher plane? Read More – Source [contf] [contfnew] 
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