On Top of the Whale

On Top of the Whale

1982
★★★★☆ 7.0/10
⏱️ 97 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 NL
Fantasy
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.

Crew

Director
Raúl Ruiz
Writer
Raúl Ruiz
Producer
Kees Kasander, Monica Tegelaar

Production

Film International Rotterdam