Where the Green Ants Dream backdrop

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Quick Info

Rating

6.9/10

Release1984

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

ZDF

Pro-ject Filmproduktion

Werner Herzog Filmproduktion

Movie

Where the Green Ants Dream

1984

1h 40m

6.9

Drama

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.

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