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1982 1h 37m

Het dak van de walvis

Directed by Raúl Ruiz

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.

Directing 1

Raúl Ruiz
Director
Puerto Montt, Chile

Writing 1

Raúl Ruiz
Writer
Puerto Montt, Chile

Production 2

Kees Kasander
Producer
Gorinchem, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Producer