Universal Language, directed by Matthew Rankin, has been selected by Canada to compete in the best international feature category at the Academy Awards. The film, which earned an audience prize at the Cannes film festival, is an absurdist comedy in Farsi and French languages that pays homage to Iranian cinema while set in the Canadian cities of Montreal and Winnipeg.
Universal Language reimagines a Canada where Farsi is a dominant language, creating a unique and intriguing narrative. The film is described as a diary film, an absurdist city symphony, and an exploration of confinement-era emotions, blurring the lines between individual identity and the world at large.
