Universal Language (2024 film)

Universal Language
Theatrical release poster
FrenchUne langue universelle
Persianآواز بوقلمون
Directed byMatthew Rankin
Written byIla Firouzabadi
Pirouz Nemati
Matthew Rankin
Produced bySylvain Corbeil
StarringRojina Esmaeili
Saba Vahedyousefi
Sobhan Javadi
Pirouz Nemati
Mani Soleymanlou
Danielle Fichaud
CinematographyIsabelle Stachtchenko
Edited byXi Feng
Music byAmir Amiri
Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Production
company
Metafilms
Distributed byMaison 4:3
Release dates
  • May 18, 2024 (2024-05-18) (Cannes)
  • February 12, 2025 (2025-02-12) (United States)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench
Persian
Budget<$3.5 million
Box office$233,647

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.