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| Director: | María Ripoll | ||
| Producer: | Francisco Ramos | ||
| Cinematography: | David Carretero | ||
| Editing: | Nacho Ruiz Capillas | ||
| Music: | Patrick Goraguer | ||
| Budget: | €5 million | ||
| Distributor: | Hispano Foxfilm |
Utopia (Spanish; Castilian: '''Utopía'''|links=no) 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]
The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Alquimia Cinema and Fidélité Productions. Shooting began in Madrid on 17 June 2002. Shooting locations also included Salamanca.[2] It was primarily shot in Spanish, with some French dialogue. It boasted a substantial budget of €5 million.[3]
TF1 International scooped worldwide sales rights outside France and Spain.[4] Distributed by Hispano FoxFilm, 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".[5]
Nuria Vidal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting a "splendid" Emma Vilarasau as the film's best.[6]