While labeled as a satire, the captivatingly original “Atropia” is an all-too-real portrayal of the United States during the ...

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“So we decided to be satire.” As a result, the film follows overly ambitious actress Fayruz (Alia Shawkat) through her days in “The Box” — the simulated Iraqi war zone — and the sudden ...

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

"Atropia," a satire of the Iraq War and military contractors' efforts to prepare soldiers to fight overseas, was one of the big winners at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival's awards ceremony.

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In 2006, wannabe Hollywood actress Fayruz (Alia Shawkat) works a gig playing an Iraqi civilian in a 24/7 U.S. military live training simulator, used to train soldiers on facing "the enemy" before ...