T here’s an inherent farce to the U.S. government, or so Hailey Gates suggests in her debut feature film, Atropia. Based on ...

“Atropia” is a masterfully dark satire because of how loud its subtleties are whilst remaining laugh-out-loud hilarious. With ...

The residents of ‘Atropia’ are all actors, paid to make that illusion as authentic as possible. None of them take it more ...

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

Hailey Gates’ “Atropia” and Brittany Shyne’s “Seeds” claimed the top jury awards at Sundance, along with audience favorites ...

The war satire “Atropia” about actors in a military role-playing facility won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film ...

The winners of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival include Dylan O'Brien's 'Twinless,' the comedy 'Atropia' and the documentary ...

Reality blurs with performance and even love is just another scripted role in the big Sundance winner of 2025, 'Atropia.' ...

Actress and journalist Hailey Gates makes her feature debut as a writer-director with the satirical Atropia, an unfunny ...

Hailey Gates’ war satire Atropia took the marquee U.S. Grand Jury Prize for dramatic features. Alia Shawkat stars as an ...