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.
Top Billed Cast
Rojina Esmaeili
Negin
Saba Vahedyousefi
Nazgol
Matthew Rankin
Matthew (Massoud)
Pirouz Nemati
Massoud (Matthew)
Mani Soleymanlou
Iraj Bilodeau
Ila Firouzabadi
Bus Driver
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Sobhan Javadi
Omid
Danielle Fichaud
Monsieur Castonguay
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Bahram Nabatian
Hafez Ghamghosar
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Hemela Pourafzal
Woman with Turkey
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Dara Najmabadi
Pirouz
Denis Houle
Jean
Videos
Q&A with Matthew Rankin | TIFF 2025
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Iranian Cinema Inspired Matthew Rankin’s UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE | TIFF 2024
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Canadian Spot
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Denis Villeneuve interviews Matthew Rankin - Universal Language
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