Sundance Winner 'Atropia' Debuts Trailer Ahead of Dec. 12 Theatrical Release
Hailey Benton Gates’ satire draws on U.S. training villages to probe war-as-performance.
Overview
- Distributor Vertical released the first trailer and set a Dec. 12 opening in select theaters, with a wider rollout planned for January 2026.
- The Grand Jury Prize winner at Sundance centers on an actress and a soldier whose off-script emotions unsettle a military simulation town.
- Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner star alongside Zahra Alzubaidi, Tony Shawkat, Jane Levy, Tim Heidecker, Lola Kirke and Chloë Sevigny.
- Writer-director Hailey Benton Gates pivoted from an intended documentary after limited cooperation from the military on access to mock villages.
- Luca Guadagnino produced the film with Naima Abed, Emilie Georges, Lana Kim and Jett Steiger.