Brought in for his lived knowledge of what the troops will face over there, Fayruz looks at Abu and immediately senses him as a threat to her theatric domination—it’s a real “Sam & Diane” hate-to-love ...

Actress and journalist Hailey Gates makes her feature debut as a writer-director with the satirical Atropia, an unfunny ...

Atropia, a compelling war satire that lacks focus, stars Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner as roleplayers in love in a military training facility.

The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film ...

“Atropia” is a masterfully dark satire because of how loud its subtleties are whilst remaining laugh-out-loud hilarious. With ...

Atropia (2025) is a different kind of military movie using comedy and irony to highlight the evils of war and the ...

Like many of the independent films that premiered at this muted edition of Sundance, “Atropia” has not yet sold to a ...

"Atropia," a satire of the Iraq War and military contractors' efforts to prepare soldiers to fight overseas, was one of the big winners at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's awards ceremony.

Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” and Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds” claimed the top jury awards at Sundance, along with audience favorites ...

The most fascinating elements of Atropia expose another layer of the military-entertainment complex, the mutually beneficial relationship between the film industry and the U.S. Department of Defense.