Universal language: a Canadian film honors Iranian cinema

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"Universal Language" is a film by Matthew Rankin that pays tribute to Iranian cinema. The movie opens with Persian text referencing the Winnipeg Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, known as Kanoon in Iran, a significant institution for Iranian filmmakers. This institute has nurtured generations of filmmakers, including the renowned Abbas Kiarostami.


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