Utopia (2015)

Janan, a woman from Afghanistan, travels to the UK for artificial insemination. Cultural, religious, and moral complications explode when William, a medical sciences student working in the clinic, switches the donor's semen for his own.

Director:

Hassan Nazer

Writer:

Amir Aghaee (as Amir Aghai)

Stars:

Hannah Spearritt, Bhasker Patel, Homayoun Ershadi

8 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hannah Spearritt	...	Lucy
Bhasker Patel	...	Spiritual Man
Homayoun Ershadi	...	Najib
Andrew Shaver	...	William
Lesley Sim	...	Nurse
Arun Bali	...	Rajendra
Saahil Chadha	...	Rajnesh
Alec Westwood	...	UK Doctor
Chris Robb	...	William's friend
Jamie Begg	...	Main soldier
Keyhan Malaki	...	Baghi
Martine Malalai Zikria	...	Janan
Jp Chopra	...	Boarder Soldier
Asef Khan	...	Young prisoner
Sayantani Nandi	...	Raksha

Storyline

Three interwoven stories of loneliness and isolation that centre around Janan, a woman from Afghanistan who travels to the UK for artificial insemination. Complications arise when William, a medical sciences student working in the clinic switches the donor's semen for his own.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Official Sites:

[en] Official site

Country:

Afghanistan UK

Language:

English Dari Hindi

Release Date:

15 July 2015 (Afghanistan)

Also Known As:

Arman Shahr

Company Credits

Production Co:

Afghanfilm, Apus Pictures, Nay Media Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. The film was also one of the qualifying films for the 73rd Golden Globes (2015).

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