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On Top of the Whale (1982)

Feb 04, 1982 Fantasy 1h 37m
User Score
70%
12 votes
Internet Movie Database
69%

Overview

A parody of anthropology, linguistics, and cultural imperialism. The film follows an unlikely team of linguists into the wilds of an ersatz Patagonia to study the last speakers of a dying language. That language apparently consists of a single word, which therefore means everything.

Raúl Ruiz
Director

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Willeke van Ammelrooy
Willeke van Ammelrooy

Eve
Jean Badin
Jean Badin

Luis
Fernando Bordeu
Fernando Bordeu

Narciso
Herbert Curiel
Herbert Curiel

Adam
Amber De Grau
Amber De Grau

Eden
Luis Mora
Luis Mora
Ernie Navarro
Ernie Navarro

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