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BORDER CROSSER OF GERMAN CINEMA

Werner Herzog was born in the year 1942 in Munich. He grew up in a remote Bavarian village – far from television, film and telephone. He made his first telephone call when he was 17. Two years later he made his first film, which he financed by working nights at a steel mill. Since then he has ... [ more ]

Director: Werner Herzog
Screenplay: Werner Herzog
Director of Photography: Jörg Schmidt-Reitwein
Cast: Ray Barrett; Roy Marika; Wandjuk Marika; Bruce Spence
Country, Year of production:
D, 1984
Color: Color
Genre: Drama; Adventure

A forgotten stretch of land somewhere in Australia. The 'Place Where the Green Ants Dream'. It is here that the myths, songs, and laws of Aborigine tribes of the Worora and Riratjingu 'reside.' They have been one with the land since 40.000 years. In their belief, the Aborigines do not own the land, the land owns them. Now, they are in conflict with Australian land laws and the interest of a uranium mining company? In impressive imagery Werner Herzog tells the gripping story of the elder Miliritbi and his people who put up a graceful and incorruptible fight against exploitation by the powerful mining company. It's a fight of a world of dreams against an impatient civilisation that wants everything and understands nothing.