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Director: Matthew Rankin Run Time: 89 min. Format: DCP Release Year: 2024 Language: French
Starring: Mani Soleymanlou, Matthew Rankin, Pirouz Nemati, Rojina Esmaeili, Saba Vahedyousefi
Winter. Somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg. Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen deep within the sidewalk ice and try to find a way to get it out. Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists upon an increasingly-strange walking tour of Winnipeg historic sites. Matthew leaves his job at the Québec government and embarks upon a mysterious journey to visit his estranged mother.
“An Oscar-Worthy Delight”—COLLIDER
“A magnificent film, one that feels warm and familiar even as we realize just how startlingly original it is.”—VULTURE
“Formally precise and very funny”—FILMMAKER MAGAZINE
“…full of memorable images…”—THE FILM STAGE
Winner – Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award, Cannes Film Festival
Winner – Arthouse Cinema Award, Hamburg Film Festival
Winner – Best Director, Stockholm Film Festival
Winner – FIPRESCI Prize, Viennale