On Top of the Whale

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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.

  • Genre: Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1982-02-04
  • Runtime: 97 min
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Language: Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 7
On Top of the Whale poster