Year: 2025
Director: Hailey Gates
Starring: Alia Shawkat, Zahra Alzubaidi, Callum Turner
Format: Digital
Running Time: 1hr 44min

Rated: R

Fayruz is the star thespian of Atropia, a fake country the US military has devised for immersive training. Though she takes great pride in her work, Fayruz believes her tenure here is but a stepping stone on the way to an illustrious acting career in Hollywood. When she meets Abu Dice, an experienced soldier playing the role of an insurgent, their romance quickly threatens their respective ambitions and questions their allegiance to the military and Atropia's purpose. Set on the eve of Bush's "surge", the bloodiest year of the war, Atropia is a comedic love story cast against a uniquely absurd American backdrop.

Q&A WITH DIRECTOR HAILEY GATES

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