Drama · Australia · 1984 · 1h 40m

Where the Green Ants Dream

Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen

Where the Green Ants Dream poster
Director
Werner Herzog
Cast
Wandjuk Marika as Miliritbi Roy Marika as Dayipu Ray Barrett as Cole Norman Kaye as Baldwin Ferguson Ralph Cotterill as Fletcher Bruce Spence as Lance Hackett
Crew
Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein — Director of Photography Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus — Editor Werner Herzog — Writer Werner Herzog — Producer Trevor Orford — Production Design
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Where the Green Ants Dream — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
wildernessminingtrialwildlifegeologistenvironmental destructionindigenous australiansaustralian aboriginallegal disputeland disputeland rightsindigenous rights
Key Collaborators
Werner Herzog Director Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein Director of Photography Beate Mainka-Jellinghaus Editor Werner Herzog Writer Werner Herzog Producer Trevor Orford Production Design
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