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Synopsis

When an aspiring actress (Alia Shawkat) in a military role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier (Callum Turner) cast as an insurgent, their unsimulated emotions threaten to derail the performance. Welcome to Atropia: an invented nation just close enough to Los Angeles for Hollywood set builders to create the fake villages, but far enough away that the performers who live on-site are not exactly flourishing in their acting careers.

Cast

  • Alia Shawkat
  • Zahra Alzubaidi
  • Callum Turner
  • Cristian Valle
  • Toby Nichols
  • Gil Perez-Abraham
  • June Carryl
  • Shaholly Ayers
  • Tim Blake Nelson
  • Allius Barnes
Moviegoers are saying
This polarizing film delivers an unexpectedly clever blend of comedy and action that has kids absolutely loving it while leaving adults more divided. Based on a true story, it manages to be both hilarious and smart, earning praise for its originality despite receiving middling ratings from critics.
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Kid-Approved
Action-Comedy-Blend
True-Story-Twist
Award-Buzzing
Smart-Humor
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Reviews

Metacritic

60
Jan 31, 2025

Though the themes in Atropia are more subtle than one might hope and expect from a war satire, and the film could benefit from more focus, Hailey Gates successfully draws intriguing parallels between war and the entertainment industry that will have you looking at both in a whole new light.

Taylor Gates
Collider
40
Jan 30, 2025

The aimless and unfunny shenanigans of Atropia never really lead to anything and they certainly don’t lead us anywhere that demands the sudden level of dramatic seriousness that the ending brings about.

Metacritic review by Benjamin Lee
Benjamin Lee
The Guardian
50
Jan 30, 2025

Gates offers an incredibly compelling premise, shedding light on the scale of military propaganda in the United States, but in taking on so much, her film ends up not saying enough.

Metacritic review by Lovia Gyarkye
Lovia Gyarkye
The Hollywood Reporter