29 October - 18:30 - Théâtre du cuivre

Universal Language

Matthew Rankin

Quebec | V.O. Persian/French | ST French | 2024 | 79 min | DCP | color | Fiction

Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to get it out. Massoud leads a group of increasingly-confused tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his mother. Space-time, geography and personal identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of disorientation.

Distribution
Director Matthew Rankin
Music AMIR AMIRI, CHRISTOPHE LAMARCHE-LEDOUX
Cinematographer ISABELLE STACHTCHENKO
Screenplay ILA FIROUZABADI, PIROUZ NEMATI, Matthew Rankin
Cast ROJINA ESMAEILI, ILA FIROUZABADI, PIROUZ NEMATI, MATTHEW RANKIN, MANI SOLEYMANLOU, SABA VAHEDYOUSEFI
Production Metafilms
Distribution Maison 4 tiers