An aspiring actress signs up for a U.S. military role-playing facility — but when simulated war turns real emotions, love and loyalty collide in a chaotic, absurd battleground. Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner lead this provocative war-satire from debut filmmaker Hailey Gates that explores the blurred lines between performance, identity and conflict — welcome to Atropia.
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Movie Details Distributor: Vertical Entertainment Release Date: December 12, 2025 (United States – limited) Genre: War / Satire / Drama Starring: Alia Shawkat (Fayruz), Callum Turner (Abu Dice), Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, Jane Levy, among others Director / Writer: Hailey Gates
YES.
>> You know what?
>> Control, confirm. What's up with the
donkey bomb?
>> I don't know. I pressed it.
>> You are good. You have to get out of
here.
>> Welcome to Atropia, a 24/7 warfare
simulation. A town populated with
civilian role players and movie special
effects designed to give our brave men
and women the tools to fight and win.
>> God bless America.
>> Cool.
>> This is your last stop before heading
out to Iraq. Take your place.
>> It's our job to make this place
authentic.
>> I take this seriously.
>> Look, I'm impressed by what you guys
have created here. It really transports
me back to my time in Iraq. But we can't
have incidents like what happened today.
>> What was the deal?
>> Jesus. I didn't realize my fetish was
interrogation.
>> Do you know what I've given up to be
here? My passions. I love it.
>> My career. Have you heard from casting
about that tape that I sent?
>> They are willing to die for you. Don't
you think they at least deserve to know
why?
>> Hello.
>> What do you say to people when they ask
what we're doing?
>> We're helping group of teenagers to
invade our homeland
in a gentler way.
>> Wrong answer.
>> No, that's not going to work.
Unfortunately,
>> no.
>> Those boys, they're not ready. I am
pressed. They don't even know why we're
in Iraq in the first place. They didn't
sign up for why.
>> Why has America invaded Anttopia?
Freedom. Freedom. But freedom from who?
>> Wait, there's sushi in Barstow. No, we
fly in from Vegas.
>> Unbelievable.
>> Yeah, baby. I'm dead.
