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Atropia is an upcoming American war satire film directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut, and starring Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner. It is produced by Luca Guadagnino.
Produced by Frenesy Film Company with Luca Guadagnino as producer, the film is directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut was shot in July 2023. [1] That year, the film had received Californian tax credits for production. [2] 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. [3] 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. [4] [5] Tim Heidecker was announced to be part of the cast in November 2024. [6]
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