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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 80%
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In Theaters: February 8, 1985 (limited)
1h 40m | Drama
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.
Director: Werner Herzog
Producer(s): Lucki Stipetic, Werner Herzog
Cast: Norman Kaye, Wandjuk Marika, Roy Marika, Ray Barrett, Ralph Cotterill, Nick Lathouris, Basil Clarke, Ray Marshall
Writer(s): Werner Herzog, Bob Ellis
0 votes and 0 Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 80%
61%
In Theaters: February 8, 1985 (limited)
1h 40m | Drama
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.
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 80%
61%
In Theaters: February 8, 1985 (limited)
1h 40m | Drama
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.
