
On Top of the Whale
1982•1h 37m•7.0/10
Fantasy
Ratings
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7.0/10(12)
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.
Production
Film International Rotterdam
Language
NL
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy
Eve

Jean Badin
Luis
Fernando Bordeu
Narciso
Herbert Curiel
Adam
Amber De Grau
Eden











