Utopia (2015 film)
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, bringing the language breakdown by minutes, but they were unsuccessful.[3]
| Utopia | |
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| Directed by | Hassan Nazer |
| Produced by | Chris Robb |
| Written by | Amir Aghaei |
| Starring | Malalai Zikria Hannah Spearritt Homayoun Ershadi Bhasker Patel |
| Music by | Arman Moosa Pour |
| Cinematography | Hákon Pálsson Ahmad Kavoosi Yiannis Manolopoulos |
| Edited by | Reza Jouze |
Production companies | Tripswitch Productions World Film Production Nay Media Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Afghanistan Scotland India |
| Language | Dari English Hindi Persian |
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
- "Afghan movie selected to enter oscar". 8am Afghan News. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- Ramachandran, Naman (23 September 2015). "Afghanistan Chooses 'Utopia' for the Oscars". Variety. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- Feinberg, Scott (15 November 2015). "Oscars: Academy Disqualifies Afghan Foreign Language Entry 'Utopia'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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