While labeled as a satire, the captivatingly original “Atropia” is an all-too-real portrayal of the United States during the Iraq War.

Ripe with aughts nostalgia around the OG iPod, frosted lip gloss and Guy Fieri’s favorite flame-printed shirts, Atropia is ultimately a clever meditation on the atmosphere of war and division ...

In writer-director Hailey Gates' directorial debut 'Atropia', she dives into the Bush-era culture of toxic masculinity, nationalism and Islamophobia.

‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Trains Troops Assigned to a Fake Iraqi Town in a Self-Reflexive War Comedy That Peters Out Hailey Gates’ feature debut has fun, insightful ideas, though it ...

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

"Atropia," starring Alia Shawkat, premiered at Sundance 2025. The dark satire of military simulation camps made for comedic gold.

More a forced, one-note farce than the sharp satire it’s trying to be, “Atropia” is almost impressive in how it manages to allude to so many complicated subjects surrounding U.S. militarism ...

Sundance Comedy ‘Atropia’ is One of the Craziest True Stories You’ve Never Heard Hailey Gates' feature directorial debut is a messy, sexy satire based on an insane (and authentic) military ...

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, while the Dylan O’Brien movie ...

"Uncut Gems" actress and Filmmaker Hailey Gates turned her would be military training village documentary into an unconventional love story.