Utopia | |
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Directed by | Sohrab Shahid-Saless |
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Produced by | Renée Gundelach |
Starring | Manfred Zapatka |
Cinematography | Ramin Reza Molai |
Edited by | Christel Orthmann |
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Running time | 198 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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