The Dreaming
1988, English. Directed by Mario Andreacchio.
Are they dreams or nightmares...Nightmares or premonitions?
When a group of Indigenous activists attempt to repatriate ancestral artifacts found in a cave on Australia's Kangaroo Island, one of them is shot, evading police and taken to a local hospital, where the doctor attending to her experiences strange visions relating to violent events from the past.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Mario AndreacchioDirector
- Arthur DignamProfessor Bernard Thornton
- Penny CookCathy Thornton
- Gary SweetGeoff
- Laurence CliffordNajira
- Kristina NehmWarindji
- John NobleDr. Richards
- Patrick FrostDr. Graham
- Peter MerrillArchaeologist
- Deborah LittleAdmissions Officer
- Leo TaylorAlf
- Marcella RussoYoung Nurse
- Kathryn FisherSister
Details
- Released
- 13 May 1988
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Stephanie McCarthy, Craig Lahiff, Terry Jennings
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The Dreaming runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Dreaming isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Dreaming?
The Dreaming (1988) was directed by Mario Andreacchio and stars Arthur Dignam, Penny Cook, Gary Sweet.