On Top of the Whale

1982· 97 min★ 6.9· Fantasy, Drama

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.

Cast: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu

Director: Raúl Ruiz