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.
This film completely snuck up on me. In a weird kind of way, it felt like an unholy mixture of Monty Python and Wes Anderson with a thick indie vale put over it. Despite the semi-serious subject matter, the film works best as a block comedy. It really is an amazing achievement that a movie like this is as good as it is. I can’t think of another movie like it.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews Universal Language
Movie title: Universal Language
Movie description: 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.
Date published: 2026-02-06
Director(s): Matthew Rankin
Actor(s): Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi, Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Mani Soleymanlou, Ila Firouzabadi, Sobhan Javadi, Danielle Fichaud, Bahram Nabatian, Hemela Pourafzal, Dara Najmabadi, Denis Houle, Amir Amiri, Faraz Anoushahpour, Bernard Arène, Gilnaz Arzpeyma, Asinnajaq, Baharan BaniAhmadi, Sarianne Cormier, Sahar Mofidi, Zhila Naghibzadeh, Nima Pourtolami, Ramin S. Khanjani, Mohammad Salari, Annie St-Pierre, Aonan Yang, Nora Zarkandi, Parissa Mohit, Theodore Ushev
Genre: Comedy, Drama
My Review
This film completely snuck up on me. In a weird kind of way, it felt like an unholy mixture of Monty Python and Wes Anderson with a thick indie vale put over it. Despite the semi-serious subject matter, the film works best as a block comedy. It really is an amazing achievement that a movie like this is as good as it is. I can’t think of another movie like it.
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My Review - 7/10
7/10