There's a huge marine base called Twentynine ... He challenged her to write the script for "Atropia" in only four weeks. "It was my most romantic writing experience because I was writing directly ...

By occasionally breaking character, switching roles and manipulating plans for their own gain, the characters meddle with Atropia’s military plans. Gates offers bits and pieces about the backstories ...

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The war satire “Atropia,” about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival’s U.S. dramatic competition ...

So she turned the idea into an unconventional love story instead, and “Atropia” was born. The film, which premiered on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, was originally conceived as a documentary ...