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Not a direct response to the question, but it brought some things to mind.

The hypothetical situation made me think of the Russian film The Cuckoo, where three characters are stranded together in remote Finland and they each speak three different languages for the duration of the film.

I also thought of the movie Walkabout, where a girl and her brother need to communicate with an aboriginal tribesman in the outback of Australia.

There are lots of other movies that depict communication despite language barriers. Dances with Wolves is probably the most famous example I can think of. What are some others?

Tarzan

The Three Amigos has quite a few, although done in a comical way.

I particularly like when discussing the Spanish word "nada" the character asks, "isn't that a light chicken gravy?"

Caveman. Though one Chinese caveman speaks some English, the majority of the movie is in caveman language, with some cavemen not knowing each others' words for things.

Talons wrote:Tarzan

If you're going by the books, he only half counts, as he taught himself how to write before learning how to talk from the humans.

Digit wrote:Caveman. Though one Chinese caveman speaks some English, the majority of the movie is in caveman language, with some cavemen not knowing each others' words for things.

This reminds me of Quest for Fire, which I saw when I was much too young. I remember it just being a lot of grunting and very boring. I think I'd probably like it now, though.

Yarjka wrote:

Digit wrote:Caveman. Though one Chinese caveman speaks some English, the majority of the movie is in caveman language, with some cavemen not knowing each others' words for things.

This reminds me of Quest for Fire, which I saw when I was much too young. I remember it just being a lot of grunting and very boring. I think I'd probably like it now, though.

I had never heard of that movie before, but just watched it. Pretty good. Ron Perlman was a perfect casting choice because he already has kind of a caveman face.