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Matthew Rankin, a Canadian historian and prankster, has concocted a starkly enchanting Winnipeg where Farsi is the main language of storefronts, guided tours and everyday grievances, like the woman who gripes about sharing a bus with a live turkey.
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Stacks in Arabic, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Punjabi and Tigrinya were ready to be packed, and the first batches in Amharic, Khmer and Portuguese would soon be shipped.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
On one level, Universal Language’s title refers to Farsi, spoken by nearly everyone in the film’s absurdist version of Winnipeg — the city’s Iranian citizens, visiting tourists, Rankin’s own character (also named Matthew), and even the flocks of turkeys that roam the snowy streets.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
So, for that matter, is the recognizable Tim Horton’s Donut Shop sign written out in Farsi — a visual joke that doubles as the apotheosis of Rankin’s cross-cultural exchange program.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2025
Stacks in Arabic, Farsi, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Punjabi and Tigrinya were ready to be packed, and the first batches in Amharic, Khmer and Portuguese would soon be shipped.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
On one level, Universal Language’s title refers to Farsi, spoken by nearly everyone in the film’s absurdist version of Winnipeg — the city’s Iranian citizens, visiting tourists, Rankin’s own character (also named Matthew), and even the flocks of turkeys that roam the snowy streets.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2025
So, for that matter, is the recognizable Tim Horton’s Donut Shop sign written out in Farsi — a visual joke that doubles as the apotheosis of Rankin’s cross-cultural exchange program.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Farsi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Farsi. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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Farsi
noun
Far·si
ˈfär-sē 
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