On Top of the Whale

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.

Directed by Raúl Ruiz

Top cast

Willeke van Ammelrooy

Eve

Jean Badin

Luis

F

Fernando Bordeu

Narciso

H

Herbert Curiel

Adam

A

Amber De Grau

Eden

L

Luis Mora

E

Ernie Navarro

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