UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

Une Langue Universelle

A gently absurdist comedy from writer-director Matthew Rankin that was an unexpected hit at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways. Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job in a Québecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother. Space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection.

Credits

Director(s):

Matthew Rankin

Producer(s):

Sylvain Corbeil

Writer(s):

Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Ila Firouzabadi

Cast:

Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Sobhan Javadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin, Mani Soleymanlou, Danielle Fichaud, Bahram Nabatian, Ila Firouzabadi, Hemela Pourafzal, Dara Najmabadi

Cinematographer(s):

Isabelle Stachtchenko

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