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1 week ago'There's a lot of truth and pain in comedy': Alia Shawkat on war satire 'Atropia'
Atropia portrays U.S. military-built, Hollywood-adjacent simulated war zones where actors play civilians, blending comedy and critique.
If the phrase "military industrial complex romantic comedy" rings your bells, Hailey Gates' feature directorial debut " Atropia" just might be for you. What if we told you it's also a bit of a satire? And it's based on real events and places? And it stars Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner, whose forbidden romance really blossoms inside the confines of, well, no spoilers here, but a decidedly unsexy space?