Universal Language (2024)
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.
Director:
Matthew Rankin
Writer:
Matthew Rankin
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Rojina Esmaeili as Negin |
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Saba Vahedyousefi as Nazgol |
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Matthew Rankin as Matthew (Massoud) |
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Pirouz Nemati as Massoud (Matthew) |
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Mani Soleymanlou as Iraj Bilodeau |
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Ila Firouzabadi as Bus Driver |
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Sobhan Javadi as Omid |
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Danielle Fichaud as Monsieur Castonguay |
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Bahram Nabatian as Hafez Ghamghosar |
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Hemela Pourafzal as Woman with Turkey |
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Dara Najmabadi as Pirouz |
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Denis Houle as Jean |
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Amir Amiri as Musician 1 |
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Faraz Anoushahpour as Tourist 3 |
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Bernard Arène as Pharmacist |
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Gilnaz Arzpeyma as Samovar technician |
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Asinnajaq as Knitter |
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Baharan BaniAhmadi as Miss Zardooz |
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Sarianne Cormier as Ticket Agent |
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Sahar Mofidi as Lacrimologist |
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Zhila Naghibzadeh as Tourist 1 |
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Nima Pourtolami as Birthday cake salesman |
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Ramin S. Khanjani as Bingo mistress |
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Mohammad Salari as |
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Annie St-Pierre as Jeanne and Réjeanne Suissûr |
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Aonan Yang as Aonan Yang |
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Nora Zarkandi as |
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Parissa Mohit as |
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Theodore Ushev as |
| Directing | Matthew Rankin | Director |
| Writing | Ila Firouzabadi | Co-Writer |
| Production | Ila Firouzabadi | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Pirouz Nemati | Co-Writer |
| Production | Sylvain Corbeil | Producer |
| Production | Pirouz Nemati | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Isabelle Stachtchenko | Director of Photography |
| Art | Louisa Schabas | Production Design |
| Art | Roger Martin | Art Direction |
| Production | Marilou Richer | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Negar Nemati | Costume Design |
| Directing | Florelle Del Burgo | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nermin Grbic | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marie Salvado | Makeup Designer |
| Visual Effects | Sam Javanrouh | Visual Effects |
| Sound | Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Sacha Ratcliffe | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Hugo Ferland-Dionne | Gaffer |
| Sound | Amir Amiri | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Xi Feng | Editor |
| Production | Ila Firouzabadi | Casting |
| Sound | Pablo Villegas | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Matthew Rankin | Screenplay |
