Review: In a Winnipeg few will recognize, "Universal Language" speaks from a deep well of humanity
Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely questions of homeland and belonging.
Movie Review: 'Universal Language' needs to be seen to be believed
His “Universal Language” takes place in Winnipeg, Manitoba, but the culture is entirely Iranian. Farsi is the spoken tongue.
‘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.
'It's a better move': Kenny Lawler says he left Bombers to win this time
Kenny Lawler says he went to Hamilton to win. The talented and fiery former Winnipeg Blue Bombers receiver met with reporters ...
‘Universal Language’ Review: Guy Maddin Meets Abbas Kiarostami in a Deadpan Canadian Fable
Tehran comes to Winnipeg in 'Universal Language,' Matthew Rankin's singular gem about cross-cultural exchange.
Roger Ebert2d
In the Name of Friendship: Matthew Rankin on “Universal Language”
One of Canada's most idiosyncratic fantasists discusses the links between Iranian cinema, architecture, and cultural exchange.
The New Yorker3d
The Uneven Cross-Cultural Comedy of “Paddington in Peru” and “Universal Language”
Cinematic nods abound in two tales of homecoming, one starring Paddington Bear and the other set somewhere between Canada and ...
City committee approves new Sikh temple for northwest Winnipeg
Plans for a new Sikh temple to serve the growing community in northwest Winnipeg passed a vote at City Hall on Friday.