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Universal LanguageUniversal Language

Universal Language

Thursday, October 17, 2024

4:45 PM - 6:10 PM

North Park Theatre

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Matthew Rankin (Dir), 99 minutes, Canada, Western New York Premiere

In Persian, French and English w/ English subtitles.

In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising ways.

Grade-schoolers 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.

An Oscilloscope Laboratories release.

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    Directed by: Matthew Rankin

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    Still from Universal Language

    Directed by: Matthew Rankin

Thursday, October 17, 2024

4:45 PM - 6:10 PM

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