‘Atropia' Review: Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner Have the Year's Weirdest Romance in a Scattershot Iraq War Satire
Sundance: Directed by "Challengers" actress Hailey Gates, "Atropia" gives the War on Terror it's own take on "The Truman Show."
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Atropia Review: Alia Shawkat Carries The Emotional Weight Of This Entertaining War Satire That Misses The Mark On Its Bigger Message
It isn’t the greatest satire ever made, but Gates’ feature is like a one-stop shop for mockery and education with some fun in between.
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat Stars in a Luca Guadagnino-Produced Military Satire That’s Stretched Too Thin
An aspiring actress in an army role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier in Hailey Gates' feature debut, which also stars Callum Turner and Chloë Sevigny.
‘Atropia’ Review: Alia Shawkat & Callum Turner Play War Games In Absurdist Bush-Era Satire — Sundance Film Festival
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
Set in a fake town, Hailey Gates’ feature debut 'Atropia,' premiering at Sundance, has fun, insightful ideas, though it seldom expands on them.
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Alia Shawkat Has Managed to Keep Her Personal Life Pretty Separate From Her Career
Although she has starred in a number of high profile projects, Alia Shawkat has managed to firmly wall off her dating life from scrutiny.
‘Atropia’: How Callum Turner & Alia Shawkat Found A Soul Connection In Hailey Gates’ War Satire – Sundance Studio
Atropia': How Callum Turner & Alia Shawkat Found A Soul Connection In Hailey Gates' War Satire - Sundance Studio
Hailey Gates Debuts Satirical ‘Atropia’ at Sundance, Starring Alia Shawkat and Produced by Luca Guadagnino
Hailey Gates turned her Miu Miu "Women's Tales" short film into a Sundance feature, starring Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner.
‘Atropia’ Interview: Callum Turner Desperately Wants to Be Bleeped
Callum Turner desperately wants to be bleeped, and Alia Shawkat's mother feared she couldn't act. Hailey Gates' new film pops.
‘Atropia’ Review: Great Comedic Performers Are Stranded in a Toothless Wartime Satire
Hailey Gates expands on her short to disappointing results, despite the best efforts of Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner
Alia Shawkat on her ‘screwball romantic comedy about the military industrial complex’
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Sundance Film Festival 2025: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
While the Sundance Film Festival mulls a big move for 2027 , the 2025 program is under way. The event’s 41st edition kicked off January 23 in Utah, and you can look below for all of Deadline’s reviews from the fest so far.