Universal Language
movie

This film longs to hold you.
Released September 20, 2024
Overview
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.
Cast

Rojina Esmaeili
as
Negin

Saba Vahedyousefi
as
Nazgol

Matthew Rankin
as
Matthew (Massoud)

Pirouz Nemati
as
Massoud (Matthew)

Mani Soleymanlou
as
Iraj Bilodeau

Ila Firouzabadi
as
Bus Driver
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Sobhan Javadi
as
Omid

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

Denis Houle
as
Jean
Crew

Matthew Rankin
as
Writer

Matthew Rankin
as
Director

Ila Firouzabadi
as
Co-Writer

Ila Firouzabadi
as
Executive Producer

Pirouz Nemati
as
Co-Writer

Sylvain Corbeil
as
Producer

Pirouz Nemati
as
Executive Producer
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Isabelle Stachtchenko
as
Director of Photography
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Louisa Schabas
as
Production Design
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Roger Martin
as
Art Direction
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Marilou Richer
as
Casting
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Negar Nemati
as
Costume Design