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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.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Raúl Ruiz
- Writer
- Raúl Ruiz
- Starring
- Willeke van Ammelrooy, Jean Badin, Fernando Bordeu
Details
- Release date
- Jun 20, 1986
- Language
- German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, French, English
- Country
- Netherlands
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