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REVIEW: ‘Universal Language (2025)’ Is An Exquisite Marriage Of Film Traditions

Universal Language (2025) (Une Langue Universelle), directed by Matthew Rankin and written by Ila Firouzabadi and Pirouz Nemati is a sensational marriage of film traditions. With deep influences from ...
The New York Times

‘Universal Language’ Review: If Tehran Were Winnipeg

A lightly satirical and surrealist comedy imagines the snowy Canadian city in the style of the Iranian New Wave. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...
Variety

‘Universal Language’ Director Matthew Rankin on Making a Comedy Without Borders for His Canadian Oscar Entry

There’s a notion in the film industry that comedies don’t travel. Jokes have a regional audience, and humor gets lost in translation, the thinking goes. But director Matthew Rankin thinks more of ...