Presented By: Comox Valley International Film Festival (CVIFF)
Feature-length films take us on journeys. Potent and visual stories can make us laugh or cry, they can provoke thought or inspire, and they can transport us to worlds unknown.
Universal Language
Canada
89 mins
Subtitled (Farsi and French)
Directed by: Matthew Rankin
Cast: Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Amir Amiri
An absurdist Tryptic of seemingly unconnected stories find a mysterious point of intersection in Matthew Rankin’s autobiographical fever dream.
Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to get it out. Massoud leads a group of increasingly confused tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his mother. Time, geography and personal identities crossfade, interweave and collide into a surreal comedy of disorientation.
*Official submission of Canada for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.
About CVIFF
The Comox Valley International Film Festival (CVIFF) is a non-profit organization that discovers and supports independent films from around the world and introduces them to audiences. We believe in the power of a good story!
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