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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. However, it was disqualified a few days prior to its Academy screening for having too much dialogue in English. The Afghan filmmakers union tried to appeal, bringing the language breakdown by minutes, but they were unsuccessful.
Original Release
07/15/2015
US Release
11/06/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martine Malalai Zikria | Janan |
| Andrew Shaver | William / William Gordon |
| Homayoun Ershadi | Najib / Uncle Najib |
| Arun Bali | Rajendra / Rahul |
| Hannah Spearritt | Lucy |
| Bhasker Patel | Spiritual Man / Mosque Elder |
| Keyhan Maleki | Baghi |
| Mamnoon Maghsoodi | |
| Sayantani Nandi | Raksha / Raksha (Rahul's Daughter) |
| Sahil Chaddha | Rajendra |
Directors
Writers
Martine Malalai Zikria, Amir Aghaee, Vahid Rahbani
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Martine Malalai Zikria | Janan |
| Andrew Shaver | William / William Gordon |
| Homayoun Ershadi | Najib / Uncle Najib |
| Arun Bali | Rajendra / Rahul |
| Hannah Spearritt | Lucy |
| Bhasker Patel | Spiritual Man / Mosque Elder |
| Keyhan Maleki | Baghi |
| Mamnoon Maghsoodi | |
| Sayantani Nandi | Raksha / Raksha (Rahul's Daughter) |
| Sahil Chaddha | Rajendra |
| Chris Robb | |
| Austyn Middleton | Williams colleague / William's Colleague |
| Pamela Donald | Nurse / Pregnant Woman |
| Leyla Vaziri | Afghan Nurse |
| Alec Westwood | UK Doctor |
| Jamie Begg | Main soldier / UK Officer 1 |
| John Sawkins | Second soldier / UK Officer 2 |
| J.P. Chopra | Pakistani Border Guard |
| Masoud Shahrvand | Flight Manager / Afghan Air Steward |
| Kamal Ahmadi | Afghan Immigration Officer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mohsen Ali Akabari | Executive Producer |
| Richard Burke | Executive Producer |
| Chris Robb | Producer |
| Masoud Shahrvand | Producer |
| Brodie Marno | Producer |
| Hamid Samar | Producer |
