Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)
A geologist employed by an Australian mining company finds himself disputing the rights of some aborigines who believe their land to be sacred.
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Lance Hackett -
Miliritbi -
Dayipu
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Cole -
Baldwin Ferguson -
Fletcher
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Arnold -
Judge Blackburn
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Solicitor General Coulthard
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Watson
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Fitzsimmons -
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Young attorney
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Supermarket manager
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Director:
Werner HerzogWriters:
Werner Herzog, Bob Ellis (additional dialogue)All Cast & Crew
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2 wins & 2 nominations.Reviews & Commentary
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Two names used for characters ("Baldwin Ferguson" and "Miss Strehlow") provide links with anthropologists noted for their work on Australian aborigines. Baldwin Spencer (1860-1929) was a British-Australian anthropologist who did pioneering studies on aborigines. Theodor George Henry Strehlow (1908-1978) was noted for his studies on the Arunta/ Arende people of Central Australia.
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Lance Hackett:
The situation, your Honor, is this man is the the sacred custodian to the secrets of this tribe. And his tribe has died out. He is the sole and final survivor of his people, his clan. They call him the mute, because there is nobody left on this ...
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Requiem Op. 48Music by Gabriel Fauré
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DramaDetails
Release Date:
8 February 1985Language
English
Country of Origin
West Germany, AustraliaFilming Locations
Australia
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