Universal Language

Synopsis

In this eccentric comedy, writer/director Matthew Rankin imagines a Canada of Farsi and French. The inhabitants of snowy Manitoba feel like characters from classic Iranian and Hollywood cinema, and yet everyone is still obsessed with Tim Hortons. This delightful story takes us down three different paths: the mission of Negin (Rojina Esmaeili) and Nazgol (Saba Vahedyousefi) to dig out money from under the ice, a town tour with guide Massoud (Pirouz Nemati), and the journey of Matthew (Matthew Rankin) – a coach travelling from Quebec to Winnipeg to see his mother. If you are missing the deadpan delights of a Wes Anderson feature, this is your ticket.