An Inuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles.

• DirectorEmir Kusturica
• Release6 January 1993
• Genre
  Fantasy / Comedy
• Duration2h 22m
• Budget$19,000,000
• Revenue$112,547
• Rate
  

  7.165
  726 reviews
• Productions

  Constellation, UGC, Hachette Première