Film

Universal Language

2024 · 1h 29m · Comedy · Drama

This film longs to hold you.

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

95%

Metacritic

84

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.

Rojina Esmaeili

Negin

Saba Vahedyousefi

Nazgol

Matthew Rankin

Matthew (Massoud)

Pirouz Nemati

Massoud (Matthew)

Mani Soleymanlou

Iraj Bilodeau

Ila Firouzabadi

Bus Driver

Sobhan Javadi

Omid

Danielle Fichaud

Monsieur Castonguay

Bahram Nabatian

Hafez Ghamghosar

Hemela Pourafzal

Woman with Turkey

Dara Najmabadi

Pirouz

Denis Houle

Jean

Amir Amiri

Musician 1

Faraz Anoushahpour

Tourist 3

Bernard Arène

Pharmacist

Gilnaz Arzpeyma

Samovar technician

• Matthew RankinDirector · Screenplay
• Sylvain CorbeilProducer
• Ila FirouzabadiExecutive Producer · Casting
• Pirouz NematiExecutive Producer
• Isabelle StachtchenkoDirector of Photography
• Amir AmiriOriginal Music Composer
• Christophe Lamarche-LedouxOriginal Music Composer
• Xi FengEditor
• Marilou RicherCasting

Official U.S. Trailer [Subtitled]Canadian Spot

Release date

September 20, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Revenue

$306,051

Genres

Comedy, Drama

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