In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each...
In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways.
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Universal Language is due in cinemas on 17/07/2025.
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95 %81 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %52 reviewsAudience score rating
"A magnificent film, one that feels warm and familiar even as we realize just how startlingly original it is."
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Vulture
Vulture"This is a bittersweet lament for an interconnected age..."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"By converting his drab hometown into an exotic land filled with nostalgia, Rankin seems to be seeking out the universal language of cinema itself."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Aiming beyond mere satire or culture-clash playfulness."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Rankin’s Winnipeg exists in one place and one place only: his wonderfully wry mind."
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The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail"The message persisting through the dry punchlines is that to care for your neighbor, to care for all the oddities of home, is to care for yourself."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"What's going on here? And where exactly is here? Part of the movie's considerable, though not inexhaustible, charm is that it doesn't care to answer."
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The New Yorker
The New Yorker"A gently funny, gently moving, slightly surrealist little comedy."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Anticipates a question that it doesn’t outright ask or answer: Does it matter what Canadians speak if they’re willing to communicate?"
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Quite universal in the emotional undercurrent of its triptych."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"I’ve not gone long without thinking about “Universal Language.” I guess Rankin’s movie dream has filtered into those of my own."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"There is no single category that you can slot Rankin’s mix of a wink, a nudge and an embrace into..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling StoneUniversal Language | Details
- Rating
- G, Suitable for General Audiences
- Runtime
- 89
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Canada
