Universal Language
This film longs to hold you.
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
2024-09-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
7.325
Rojina Esmaeili
Negin
Saba Vahedyousefi
Nazgol
Matthew Rankin
Matthew (Massoud)
Pirouz Nemati
Massoud (Matthew)
Mani Soleymanlou
Iraj Bilodeau
Ila Firouzabadi
Bus Driver
Sobhan Javadi
Omid
Danielle Fichaud
Monsieur Castonguay
Bahram Nabatian
Hafez Ghamghosar
Hemela Pourafzal
Woman with Turkey
Dara Najmabadi
Pirouz
Denis Houle
Jean
Amir Amiri
Musician 1
Faraz Anoushahpour
Tourist 3
Bernard Arène
Pharmacist
Gilnaz Arzpeyma
Samovar technician
Asinnajaq
Knitter
Baharan BaniAhmadi
Miss Zardooz
Sarianne Cormier
Ticket Agent
Sahar Mofidi
Lacrimologist
Zhila Naghibzadeh
Tourist 1
Nima Pourtolami
Birthday cake salesman
Ramin S. Khanjani
Bingo mistress
Mohammad Salari
Annie St-Pierre
Jeanne and Réjeanne Suissûr
Aonan Yang
Aonan Yang
Nora Zarkandi
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