Utopia (2015 film)

For the 2015 film of a similar name, see Utopians (film).

Utopia
Film poster
Directed by	Hassan Nazer
Written by	Amir Aghaei
Produced by	Chris Robb
Starring	Malalai Zikria Hannah Spearritt Homayoun Ershadi Bhasker Patel
Cinematography	Hákon Pálsson Ahmad Kavoosi Yiannis Manolopoulos
Edited by	Reza Jouze
Music by	Arman Moosa Pour
Production companies	Tripswitch Productions World Film Production Nay Media Production
Release date	26 July 2015 (2015-07-26)
Running time	87 minutes
Countries	Afghanistan Scotland India
Languages	Dari English Hindi Persian

Utopia is a 2015 Afghan drama film directed by Hassan Nazer and produced by Chris Robb. The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. ^{[1] [2]} However, it was disqualified a few days prior to its Academy screening for having too much dialogue in English. ^[3] The Afghan filmmakers union tried to appeal, citing the language breakdown by minutes, but the appeal was unsuccessful. ^[3]

Cast

• Malalai Zikria as Janan
• Hannah Spearritt as Lucy
• Homayoun Ershadi as Najib
• Bhasker Patel as Spiritual Man
• Andrew Shaver as William
• Saahil Chadha as Rajnesh
• Arun Bali as Rajendra
• Alec Westwood as UK Doctor
• Chris Robb as William's friend

See also

• List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Afghan movie selected to enter oscar". 8am Afghan News. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. Ramachandran, Naman (23 September 2015). "Afghanistan Chooses 'Utopia' for the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
3. Feinberg, Scott (15 November 2015). "Oscars: Academy Disqualifies Afghan Foreign Language Entry 'Utopia'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

External links

• Utopia at IMDb