Universal Language (2024)

Original title

Une langue universelle

Directed by

Matthew Rankin

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 46 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an absurdist comedy drama set in a surreal version of Canada. People deal with everyday problems in a dreamlike winter city where things don't quite work as expected.

quirkyabsurdistgentlethoughtfulhumorousoffbeatdeadpan

What happens

Universal Language (French: Une langue universelle, Persian: آواز بوقلمون, romanized: Āvāz-e bughalamun, lit. 'The voice/song of a turkey') is a 2024 Canadian absurdist comedy-drama film, co-written and directed by Matthew Rankin. It received positive reviews from critics and was named one of the top 5 international films of 2024 by the National Board of Review. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. It had a limited release on February 25, 2025, through Oscilloscope Laboratories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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