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.
Direction
Rankin's Iranian-Canadian fusion visual language is utterly singular.
Cinematography
Bleached winter light that makes Winnipeg look like a memory of Tehran.
Writing
Bilingual puns that work even when you don't speak both languages.
Director
Matthew Rankin
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