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Atropia

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Fayruz is the star thespian of Atropia, a fake country the US military has devised for immersive training. Though she takes great pride in her work, Fayruz believes her tenure here is but a stepping stone on the way to an illustrious acting career in Hollywood. When she meets Abu Dice, an experienced soldier playing the role of an insurgent, their romance quickly threatens their respective ambitions and questions their allegiance to the military and Atropia's purpose. Set on the eve of Bush's "surge", the bloodiest year of the war, Atropia is a comedic love story cast against a uniquely absurd American backdrop.
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Critics Consensus

Atropia's satirical farce of a militarized industrial complex is buoyed by Alia Shawkat's committed performance to a point, but ultimately succumbs under the weight of its own pretense.

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Bob Mondello NPR 2d
The setup's fun, the payoff less, but it's amusing. Go to Full Review Clint Worthington RogerEbert.com 2d
2.5/4
‘Atropia' feels like Gates gesturing vaguely at a few really interesting notions about the military-entertainment complex, and how it can bleed through into the people waging the actual war. Go to Full Review Glenn Kenny New York Times 3d
The cast, also featuring Tim Heidecker, Chloë Sevigny and Channing Tatum, is charismatic and at times piercingly funny. Go to Full Review Nadine Whitney AWFJ.org 20h
2/5
Atropia doesn’t push hard enough to have real bite… Hailey Gates misses most of her marks. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 1d
The romance stuff doesn’t quite gel with the strong sense of satire, which is where the film really excels. Go to Full Review Nicolás Delgadillo Discussing Film 2d
4/5
Hailey Benton Gates' feature directorial debut succeeds where other political satires on the "War on Terror" have failed. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Hailey Gates

Director

Alia Shawkat

Fayruz

Callum Turner

Abu Dice

Chloë Sevigny

Pina

Tim Heidecker

Hayden

Phil Burgers

Lackey
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Synopsis Fayruz is the star thespian of Atropia, a fake country the US military has devised for immersive training. Though she takes great pride in her work, Fayruz believes her tenure here is but a stepping stone on the way to an illustrious acting career in Hollywood. When she meets Abu Dice, an experienced soldier playing the role of an insurgent, their romance quickly threatens their respective ambitions and questions their allegiance to the military and Atropia's purpose. Set on the eve of Bush's "surge", the bloodiest year of the war, Atropia is a comedic love story cast against a uniquely absurd American backdrop.
Director
Hailey Gates
Producer
Luca Guadagnino, Naima Abed, Emilie Georges, Lana Kim, Jett Steiger
Screenwriter
Hailey Gates
Distributor
Vertical
Production Co
Frenesy Films, Paradise City, Ways & Means
Genre
War, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 44m