Universal Language (2024)
This film longs to hold you.
Director: Matthew Rankin
Language: fr
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
Rojina Esmaeili
Negin
Saba Vahedyousefi
Nazgol
Matthew Rankin
Matthew (Massoud)
Pirouz Nemati
Massoud (Matthew)
Mani Soleymanlou
Iraj Bilodeau
Ila Firouzabadi
Bus Driver
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Sobhan Javadi
Omid
Danielle Fichaud
Monsieur Castonguay
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Bahram Nabatian
Hafez Ghamghosar
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Hemela Pourafzal
Woman with Turkey
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Dara Najmabadi
Pirouz
Denis Houle
Jean
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Amir Amiri
Musician 1
Faraz Anoushahpour
Tourist 3
Bernard Arène
Pharmacist
