TMDb Rating
7.0/10
12 verified votes
On Top of the Whale (1982)
Fantasy
97 min
Plot Summary
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.
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FantasyRaúl RuizWilleke van AmmelrooyJean Badin1982
Director
Raúl Ruiz
Top Cast
Willeke van AmmelrooyJean BadinFernando BordeuHerbert CurielAmber De Grau
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