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Where the Green Ants Dream [Special Edition]

Actor(s): Bruce Spence, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett, Norman Kaye
Director(s): Werner Herzog

Movie Details

MPAA Rating: NR
Content Advisory: Violence, Not For Children, Adult Language
Movie Release: 1984
DVD Release: 05/30/2006
Format: DVD - Color
Audio Tracks: German
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
Studio: Tango Entertainment
Members Wishing: 4
Genres: Drama, Social Problem Film

DVD Synopsis

In a slightly padded but well-acted and relevant drama, an Australian mining company and a group of aboriginals go to court to settle a dispute over sacred land that the company wants to mine. When the Ayers Mining Company sets out to begin construction of its mine with bulldozers and earth-movers, the Aboriginals physically block the work because the site is exactly where the green ants will gather to dream (a 40,000-year-old legend) and it cannot be disturbed. The company tries the usual means of getting their way -- through bribes and arguments -- but nothing budges the men who came to defend the land. Once in court, it is quickly apparent that tribal laws and customs and beliefs are very different than Western laws -- and how the issue will be resolved is sticky indeed. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Actors

Bruce Spence - Lance Hackett
Wandjuk Marika - Miliritbi
Roy Marika - Dayipu
Ray Barrett - Cole
Norman Kaye - Baldwin Ferguson