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Spanish | Utopía |
Directed by | María Ripoll |
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Produced by | Francisco Ramos |
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Cinematography | David Carretero |
Edited by | Nacho Ruiz Capillas |
Music by | Patrick Goraguer |
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Distributed by | Hispano Foxfilm (es) |
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Budget | €5 million |
Utopia (Spanish: Utopía) is a 2003 Spanish-French fantasy thriller film film directed by María Ripoll from a screenplay by Juan Vicente Pozuelo and Curro Royo which stars Leonardo Sbaraglia, Najwa Nimri, and Tchéky Karyo.
Upon introduction from Jorge, a development cooperator turned guerrilla fighter (Angela), a clairvoyant (Adrián) and a blind former cop specialised in rescuing people from destructive cults (Hervé) come across each other through Utopía, a mysterious cult based in Madrid run by Samuel. [1] [2]
The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Alquimia Cinema and Fidélité Productions. [5] Shooting began in Madrid on 17 June 2002. [5] Shooting locations also included Salamanca. [6] It was primarily shot in Spanish, with some French dialogue. [2] It boasted a substantial budget of €5 million. [7] [5]
TF1 International scooped worldwide sales rights outside France and Spain. [5] Distributed by Hispano FoxFilm, [2] Utopia was released theatrically in Spain on 21 March 2003.
Jonathan Holland of Variety wrote that "sci-fi, noir and romance are tossed into the genre blender with uneven results". [2]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting a "splendid" Emma Vilarasau as the film's best. [4]