'' 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
88th Academy Awards
88th Academy Awards
Utopia (2015 film)