Produced in The Netherlands, 1982. “Toward the end of the twentieth century, a French anthropologist and his Dutch wife visit Tierra del Fuego (now ruled by U.N. mandate after a war between Chile and Argentina) at the invitation of a Chilean millionaire. They are to meet the last two surviving members of the most primitive Indian tribe, whose language has defied all attempts at interpretation. Through this polyglot fable--the dialogue ranges across some five languages, so that all audiences will feel some alienation!--Ruiz deals directly with European condescension towards Latin America and indirectly with his own exile experience. The result, brilliantly photographed by the veteran Henri Alekan (Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, Wenders' The State of Things) on a tight budget and schedule...combin(es) the freewheeling anecdotal narrative of Ruiz's early Chilean films with a provocative political irony.” Ian Christie, London Film Festival