In her debut feature film Atropia, Hailey Gates combines political satire and comedic romance to critique the U.S. military's use of fake towns for training. Centering around Fayruz, played by Alia Shawkat, the film evolves from a serious documentary exploration into a humorous, fictional spoof set in 2006, during the Iraq War. By embodying outrageous situations, Gates highlights the absurdity of war and the military-industrial complex while allowing for a comedic perspective on method acting and romantic tropes. The film is packed with jokes, improvisation, and absurdist humor, making it one of Sundance's standout comedic offerings.
Atropia is a joke-dense spoof, one of Sundance's funniest films, skewering the military-industrial complex, method acting, and rom-coms all in one.
Gates suggests that by fictionally depicting these outrageous stories, it allows for more humor: 'you can make a lot more jokes'.
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