Sunday, June 22, 2025 8:00 PM EDT
Cineplex Square One Mississauga

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About the Film:

Sunday, June 22^nd, 8:00 PM

UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

 Canada | Satire/Comedy/Drama | 1hr 29m | Trailer

Sponsor: Thrillhouse Studios

SYNOPSIS: Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to get it out. Massoud leads a group of increasingly-confused tourists through monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his mother. Time, geography and personal identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of disorientation.

DIRECTOR: Matthew Rankin

STARRING: Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri

FILM FACT: Canada’s entry for Academy Awards.  Canadian Screen award winner screened at Cannes

Q&A: Q&A with Director Matthew Rankin TBC

SHORT FILMS: A Pleasure (dir. Sonia Estevez)   Orbit (dir. Conrad Ciupak)

HOST: Tyler Collins