Hyperallergic

Universal Language Brings Tim Hortons to Tehran

Still from Universal Language (2024), dir. Matthew Rankin, with Rojina Esmaeili as “Negin” (image courtesy Oscilloscope Laboratories) In Universal Language, director Matthew Rankin transforms the ...
Deadline.com

Directors’ Fortnight: Matthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ Wins Inaugural Audience Award; Europa Cinema & SACD Prize Winners

Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s Persian and French-language drama Universal Language has won the inaugural Audience Award of Directors’ Fortnight. This is the first official prize launched by ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Oscars: Canada Selects ‘Universal Language’ for Best International Feature Category

Matthew Rankin’s Farsi- and French-language offbeat homage to Iranian cinema bowed in Cannes and will also screen in Toronto. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The absurdist comedy in the Farsi and ...
Variety

‘Universal Language’ Review: Matthew Rankin Channels the Best of Iranian Cinema in Absurdist Canadian Comedy

The cross-cultural humor proves uniquely appealing in this off-kilter satire, which unfolds in a place where French and Farsi are the official tongues. Though Rankin shows a genuine affection for all ...