On Top of the Whale
7
13 votes
February 4, 1982
1h 37m
Fantasy
Drama
Overview
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.
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In United States
Not available to stream, rent, or buy in United States right now.
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