Universal Language (Une langue universelle) (LUXFILMFEST)

Sélection Officielle - Hors Compétition

Matthew RANKIN, 89 min, 2024 - Kanada
A triptych of interweaving vignettes set in an imagined location reminiscent of Tehran and Winnipeg. Schoolchildren Negin and Nazgol find money frozen in the winter ice; tour guide Massoud leads a flummoxed group of tourists around the monuments of Winnipeg; Matthew quits his government job to visit his mother. With nods to both Iranian New Wave cinema and the tradition of absurdist comedy, Universal Language is a whimsical satire that engages wit, deadpan lyricism, and formal rigor to examine themes of connectivity and the universal need for recognition...