australian film title, film made in the middle to late 70's with 'ant'
in the title about an aboriginal boy

Hi dtdaddy,

It sounds like "Where the Green Ants Dream" (aka Wo die grünen Ameisen
träumen) directed by Werner Herzog, released in 1984.


IMDB sums up the plot:

Geologist Lance Hackett is employed by an Australian mining company to
map the subsoil of a desert area covered with ant hills prior to a
possible uranium extraction. His work is impeded by some Aborigines
who explain that this is the place where the green ants dream.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088412/


This Rotten Tomatoes review emphasises the Aboriginal themes in the film:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/where_the_green_ants_dream/about.php


Do these sites ring any bells?


* j *

If I guessed the wrong film, this article lists Australian films with
Aboriginal themes:

Screening indigenous Australia: an overview of aboriginal
representation on film - Critical Essay
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PEI/is_32/ai_108551749

Cheers

* j *