Universal Language

Matthew Rankin directs an absurdist triptych, winner of major awards at Cannes, Toronto, and Melbourne Film Festivals.

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. Grade-schoolers 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.

Various languages, English subtitles.

Commences Thursday, 20 Mar 2025
Rating CTC
Genre Drama
Running Time 89
Language
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