On Top of the Whale
On Top of the Whale
6.80
203 Votes

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.

Main Cast & Crew
Kees Kasander
Production/Producer
Raúl Ruiz
Directing/Director
Raúl Ruiz
Writing/Writer
Monica Tegelaar
Production/Producer