Jan 25, 2025 · American troops patrol the area with assault rifles, where IEDs and chemical weapons await them. It’s a hellish war zone, and it’s entirely fake. This is Atropia, the fictional …

Atropia is a 2025 American war satire film written and directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut, and starring Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner.It is produced by Luca …

Feb 12, 2025 · “Atropia” is almost too real to be called a satire. The film centers on Atropia, a fake city built outside of Los Angeles, full of props and actors meant to prepare American soldiers …

Jan 31, 2025 · There’s baby-powder-packed IEDs—no, seriously—exploding alongside animatronic villagers and actors playing the roles of innocent Atropians and enemy insurgents. …

Feb 1, 2025 · “Atropia” was originally proposed as a documentary to study the mock villages that were built in the wake of 9/11. “The military was not so keen on the version of the doc that I …

Jan 26, 2025 · “Uncut Gems” actress and filmmaker Hailey Gates had her plans for a documentary about military training villages upended by government officials. So she turned …

Jan 29, 2025 · Weaving absurdism and romance, “Atropia” interrogates the Western perspective of the Middle East. Directed by Hailey Gates, the war satire film premiered at the 2025 …

Callum Turner and Alia Shawkat join writer-director Hailey Gates for an intimate conversation about 'Atropia,' their new satirical drama.

Atropia: Directed by Hailey Gates. With Alia Shawkat, Zahra Alzubaidi, Callum Turner, Cristian Valle. Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war …

One of our guys was taken prisoner by the enemy there. They tortured him with fast food, tobacco, and shelter for 3 days before dumping him outside a nearby FOB for us to find. I …