Atropia
5.6
“The story of a real fake place.”
When an aspiring actress in a military role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier cast as an insurgent, their unsimulated emotions threaten to derail the performance.
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Alia Shawkat
Fayruz
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Zahra Alzubaidi
Noor
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Callum Turner
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Cristian Valle
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Toby Nichols
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Gil Perez-Abraham
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June Carryl
Coco (aka Conrad)
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Shaholly Ayers
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No other roles listed
Tim Blake Nelson
Mr. Speaker (voice)
Known for
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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Allius Barnes
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Dash Melrose
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Gilberto Ortiz
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Hailey Benton Gates Director · Ari Balouzian Composer Robert Ames Composer
United States release December 12, 2025 · Produced in United States, France, Italy · Languages Arabic, English
Production
Ways & Means
Production
Frenesy Film
Production
Paradise City
Production
Big Creek Projects
Production
Mary of Exeter Pictures
Production
Mercy Buckets
Production
Vertical Media
Production
United States · France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · December 12, 2025
Limited theatrical
United States · February 27, 2026
Digital
United States
October 9, 2025 · Premiere · Bend Film Festival
October 10, 2025 · Premiere · The Downtown Festival
April 17, 2026 · Digital · MUBI
Australia
October 18, 2025 · Premiere · SXSW Sydney
December 12, 2025 · Limited theatrical
May 16, 2026 · Premiere · Brunswick Underground Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Canada
January 30, 2026 · Limited theatrical
April 17, 2026 · Digital · MUBI
Greece
November 2, 2025 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Italy
November 15, 2025 · Theatrical · NOAM Faenza Film Festival
Japan
October 30, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Taiwan
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 4, 2026 · Digital
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