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On Top of the Whale

1982NR1h 37m6.9

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...

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.

Info about On Top of the Whale

Studio(s): Film International Rotterdam

Originally Released: Feb 04, 1982

Production Country: Netherlands

Genres:Fantasy, Mystery