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Universal Language

2024 89 min Comedy, Drama

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.

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Official U.S. Trailer [Subtitled] trailer
Q&A with Matthew Rankin | TIFF 2025 featurette
Iranian Cinema Inspired Matthew Rankin’s UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE | TIFF 2024 featurette
Canadian Spot teaser
Denis Villeneuve interviews Matthew Rankin - Universal Language featurette
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (UNE LANGUE UNIVERSELLE) Conversation at AFI FEST presented by Canva featurette
Matthew Rankin, Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati & More on Universal Language featurette
Matthew Rankin on the raw, personal story of UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE featurette
Oscars 2025: UNE LANGUE UNIVERSELLE representing Canada featurette
Matthew Rankin's Universal Language at Cannes 2024 featurette

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