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]
| Utopia | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Countries | Afghanistan Scotland India |
| Languages | Dari English Hindi Persian |
Cast
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Feinberg, Scott (15 November 2015). "Oscars: Academy Disqualifies Afghan Foreign Language Entry 'Utopia'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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