
Released: 2024-12-18
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Revenue: unknown
Cast: 27
Popularity: 1.1511
Links: : Homepage, IMDB, TMDB
Synopsis : 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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Videos:
- Q&A with Matthew Rankin | TIFF 2025
- Iranian Cinema Inspired Matthew Rankin’s UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE | TIFF 2024
- Canadian Spot
- Denis Villeneuve interviews Matthew Rankin - Universal Language
- UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (UNE LANGUE UNIVERSELLE) Conversation at AFI FEST presented by Canva
- Matthew Rankin, Ila Firouzabadi, Pirouz Nemati & More on Universal Language
- Matthew Rankin on the raw, personal story of UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
- Oscars 2025: UNE LANGUE UNIVERSELLE representing Canada
- Official U.S. Trailer [Subtitled]
- Matthew Rankin's Universal Language at Cannes 2024



























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