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On Top of the Whale

On Top of the Whale

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.

Release DateFebruary 4, 1982
StatusReleased
Original TitleHet dak van de Walvis
Runtime1h 37min
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LanguageDutch, English, French, German, Spanish
Original LanguageDutch
Production CountriesNetherlands
Production CompaniesFilm International Rotterdam