FYC | Universal Language | Be Considerate to Canada!

Canada's official submission for the 97th Academy Awards is "an Oscar-worthy delight" – Collider

“One of the top 10 films of 2024” -- Vulture

“Wholly Original… Universal Language is a film like no other.”-- Alliance of Women Journalists

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways. Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly-befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job in a Québecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother. Space, time and personal identities crossfade, interweave and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection.

Coming to select theaters on February 14

• New York -- Angelika Film Center

• Los Angeles -- AMC Burbank

• Chicago -- Gene Siskel Film Center (2/21)

and many more to come...