The Pervert's Guide to Utopias
Synopsis
Official Selection Venice International Film Festival 2026 - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2026 - North American premiere
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 133 min
- Director
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Sophie Fiennes
- Producer
- Miha Cernec, Sophie Fiennes, Martin Frank, Andrew Grant, Shani Hinton, Katie Holly, Evan Horan, Ineke Kanters, Lisette Kelder, Ahmed Fouad Ragab, Martin Rosenbaum, Jozko Rutar
- Executive Producer
- Andy Baynes, Charlotte Cook, Greg Martin, David R. Williams
- Editor
- Sophie Fiennes
- Director of Photography
- Judith Beuth, Seif El Din Khaled, Remko Schnorr, Tom Simington
- Production Designer
- Miha Knific
- Principal cast
- With contributions from: Slavoj Zizek
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Ireland, UK, Slovenia, Netherlands, Norway co-production
Keeper Pictures (IE), P Guide Productions (UK), SPOK Films (SI), The Film Kitchen (NL), Mattima Films (NO), Officine UBU (IT)
P Guide Productions
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