Utopia (2003 film)

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.

Utopia
Spanish theatrical release poster
SpanishUtopía
Directed byMaría Ripoll
Screenplay by
  • Juan Vicente Pozuelo
  • Curro Royo
Produced byFrancisco Ramos
Starring
CinematographyDavid Carretero
Edited byNacho Ruiz Capillas
Music byPatrick Goraguer
Production
companies
  • Alquimia Cinema
  • Fidélité Productions
Distributed byHispano Foxfilm (es)
Release date
  • 21 March 2003 (2003-03-21) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • France
Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
Budget€5 million

Plot

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]

Cast

Production

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]

Release

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.

Reception

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]

See also

References
  1. "Finaliza el rodaje de "Utopía" con Najwa Nimri y Leonardo Sbaraglia". Libertad Digital. 7 August 2002.
  2. Holland, Jonathan (14 April 2003). "Utopia". Variety.
  3. Aguilar, Andrea (14 March 2003). "Las utopías cumplidas de Leonardo Sbaraglia". El País.
  4. Vidal, Nuria (29 May 2008). "Utopía". Fotogramas.
  5. Hopewell, John (21 August 2002). "TF1 Intl takes 'Utopia'". Variety.
  6. "María Ripoll abandona la comedia y se sumerge en el «thriller» con «Utopía»". ABC. 19 March 2003.
  7. Amo, Carlos del. "Leonardo Sbaraglia y Najwa Nimri protagonizan «Utopía»". Diario de León.
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