SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
“[A] magnificent film, one that feels warm and familiar even as we realize just how startlingly original it is.”
89 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Matthew Rankin. In Persian and French with English subtitles. DCP.
In a mysterious and surreal interzone somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg, the lives of multiple characters interweave with each other in surprising and mysterious ways.
Gradeschoolers Negin and d-Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it. Meanwhile, Massoud leads a group of increasingly-befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg. Matthew quits his meaningless job at a Quebecois government office and sets out upon an enigmatic journey to visit his mother.
Space, time, and personal identities crossfade, interweave, and echo into a surreal comedy of misdirection.