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Where the Green Ants Dream
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Where the Green Ants Dream

1984-08-31 · 100 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

The Australian Aborigines (in this film anyway) believe that this is the place where the green ants go to dream, and that if their dreams are disturbed, it will bring down disaster on us all. The Aborigines' belief is not shared by a giant mining company, which wants to tear open the soil and search for uranium.

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Directors
Werner Herzog
Production companies
ZDF, Pro-ject Filmproduktion, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Countries
Australia, Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Wandjuk MarikaMiliritbi
Roy MarikaDayipu
Ray BarrettRay BarrettCole
Norman KayeNorman KayeBaldwin Ferguson
Ralph CotterillRalph CotterillFletcher
Bruce SpenceBruce SpenceLance Hackett
Nico LathourisNico LathourisArnold
Basil ClarkeBasil ClarkeJudge Blackburn
Ray MarshallRay MarshallSolicitor General Coulthard
Gary WilliamsWatson
Tony Llewellyn-JonesTony Llewellyn-JonesFitzsimmons
Max FairchildMax FairchildPolice Officer
Hugh Keays-ByrneHugh Keays-ByrneMining Executive
Paul CoxPaul CoxPhotographer
Dhungala I. MarikaMalila 'The Mute'
Robert BrissendenProfessor Stanner
Bob EllisBob EllisSupermarket Manager
Michael EdolsYoung Attorney
Susan GraevesSecretary
Marraru WunungmurraDaisy Barunga

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