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69% Critic Match
Universal Language
“This film longs to hold you.”
6.9 / 10• 2024• 1h 29m•NR• French
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.
Cast & Crew
Rojina Esmaeili
Negin
Lead
Saba Vahedyousefi
Nazgol
Matthew Rankin
Matthew (Massoud)
Pirouz Nemati
Massoud (Matthew)
Mani Soleymanlou
Iraj Bilodeau
Ila Firouzabadi
Bus Driver
SJ
Sobhan Javadi
Omid
Danielle Fichaud
Monsieur Castonguay
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Rankin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Universal Language is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
