The Dreaming

Australia, 1989

Film
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Two hundred years ago bands of whalers roamed the oceans. In the Great Southern Land of Australia they discovered natives who cherished a mystical power called the Dreaming - a knowledge handed down from the beginning of their world. The whalers were bloodthirsty men, responsible for rapes killings and massacres - a taint upon the Dreaming. This taint lives on into the present and a new nightmare when a burial ground is unearthed, a girl dies, an ancient curse is revived and a young doctor becomes inextricably involved in a chain of supernatural events that point towards death. Starring Arthur Dignam, Penny Cook, Gary Sweet, Laurence Clifford and Kristina Nehm. Based on a story by Craig Lahiff and Terry Jennings.

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Credits

director

Mario Andreacchio

co-producer

Craig Lahiff

Wayne Groom

production company

FGH Film Consortium

Genesis Films

International Film Management

Duration

01:27:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1989

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304896

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q7730975

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