Canada’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards (2025), Universal Language is a surreal, playful exploration of language, culture, and identity. Set in a bilingual Canada that speaks Persian and French instead of English, the film’s absurdity is immediately striking, offering a whimsical take on communication’s complexities. Through color, animation, and dreamlike sequences, abstract ideas of language and culture come to life in a way that is both playful and profound. The result is a film that feels vibrant, chaotic, and continually evolving, much like the very nature of language itself. Best Canadian Film Award: Vancouver Film Festival 2024.
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