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 RankinProducer(s):
Sylvain CorbeilWriter(s):
Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Ila FirouzabadiCast:
Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Sobhan Javadi, Pirouz Nemati, Matthew Rankin, Mani Soleymanlou, Danielle Fichaud, Bahram Nabatian, Ila Firouzabadi, Hemela Pourafzal, Dara NajmabadiCinematographer(s):
Isabelle StachtchenkoShowtimes
In-person
6:00 PM — Consolidated Theatres Kahala
3:15 PM — Consolidated Theatres Kahala
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