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On Top of the Whale
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7.0
12 reviews
Fantasy
1h 37m
1982

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...

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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.

  • DirectorRaúl Ruiz
  • Release4 February 1982
  • GenreFantasy
  • Duration1h 37m
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    7.0
    12 reviews
  • Productions

    Film International Rotterdam

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