Atropia (film)

Atropia
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHailey Gates
Written byHailey Gates
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric K. Yue
Edited by
  • Madeleine Gavin
  • Sophie Corra
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byVertical
Release dates
  • January 25, 2025 (2025-01-25) (Sundance)
  • December 12, 2025 (2025-12-12) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$57,520[2][3]

Atropia is a 2025 American war satire film written and directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut, and produced by Luca Guadagnino. It stars Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Zahra Alzubaidi, Tony Shawkat, Jane Levy, Tim Heidecker, Lola Kirke, and Chloë Sevigny. The film follows an aspiring actress working for a military role-playing facility, posing as a fictional country known as Atropia.[4][5]

Atropia had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2025, where it received mixed reviews from critics. Despite this, it won the Grand Jury Prize in the festival's U.S. Dramatic Competition. It was released by Vertical on December 12, 2025.

Cast

Production

Produced by Frenesy Film Company with Luca Guadagnino as producer, the film is directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut that was shot in July 2023.[6] That year, the film had received Californian tax credits for production.[7] The film is based on Gates' 2019 short film, Shako Mako, which was produced as part of Miu Miu's Women's Tales series of shorts directed by women and featured Alia Shawkat.[8] That short followed an actress on the set of a replica foreign village on Fort Irwin National Training Center, used by the American military to train soldiers prior to combat. The cast on Atropia again includes Shawkat, with Callum Turner and Chloë Sevigny confirmed in the cast in February 2024.[9][10] Tim Heidecker was announced to be part of the cast in November 2024.[11] In January 2025, it was revealed that Channing Tatum made a cameo appearance in the film.[12]

Release

Atropia premiered on January 25, 2025 at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. In October, Vertical acquired North American distribution rights to the film, giving it a theatrical release in the United States on December 12, 2025.[13][14]

Atropia had its New York City premiere at The Downtown Festival on October 10, 2025. The sold out screening was followed by a conversation between Hailey Gates and filmmaker Douglas Keeve.[15]

It also competed in New Directors Competition at the São Paulo International Film Festival and had screening on 18 October 2025.[16]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 42% of 50 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Atropia's satirical farce of a militarized industrial complex is buoyed by Alia Shawkat's committed performance to a point, but ultimately succumbs under the weight of its own pretense."[17] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 53 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[18]

Accolades

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Sundance Film Festival February 2, 2025 Grand Jury Prize Dramatic Atropia Won [19]

References

  1. ^ "Atropia [14A]". British Columbia Film Classification Office | Consumer Protection BC. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ^ "Atropia". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  3. ^ "Atropia – Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
  4. ^ Doherty, Rory (February 3, 2025). "'Atropia': Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner 2025 Review &#124". Telly Visions. Archived from the original on February 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Ellwood, Gregory (January 17, 2025). "25 Most Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2025 Premieres". The Playlist.net. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (August 29, 2023). "Luca Guadagnino Set For Busy Venice Despite Pulling Of 'Challengers' As He Presents Short Animation 'The Meatseller' & Feature 'Enea'; Talks Love Of Producing Young Talent". Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Maddaus, Gene (March 6, 2023). "Michael Jackson Biopic Gets $21 Million in California Tax Credits". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Hailey Gates Directs Miu Miu's Latest 'Women's Tales' Film Starring Alia Shawkat". The Hollywood Reporter. January 27, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  9. ^ Yossman, K.J. (February 1, 2024). "Callum Turner Joins Alia Shawkat in Luca Guadagnino-Produced 'Atropia' From First-Time Director Hailey Gates (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Scheffler, Daniel (February 26, 2024). "Chloë Sevigny On Directing the Coolest (and Campiest) Short Film of the Year". Spin. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  11. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (November 7, 2024). "Memento International Boards Luca Guadagnino-Produced War Comedy 'Atropia' Starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  12. ^ Donnelly, Matt (January 25, 2025). "Channing Tatum Surprises Sundance With Secret Role in 'Atropia'". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  13. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 16, 2025). "'Atropia', Luca Guadagnino-Produced Sundance Winner, Acquired By Vertical". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  14. ^ "The Numbers - Theatrical Release Schedule Changes for the Week Ending October 26, 2025". The Numbers. Retrieved October 25, 2025.
  15. ^ "Lineup 2025". The Downtown Festival. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
  16. ^ "Atropia". São Paulo International Film Festival. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  17. ^ "Atropia". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  18. ^ "Atropia". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  19. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 31, 2025). "'Atropia' Takes U.S. Grand Jury Prize Dramatic At Sundance Film Festival: Full Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
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