Overview
- Multiple outlets report a December 12 theatrical debut, though one listing presents a conflicting date.
- Set in a U.S. desert training village nicknamed “The Box,” the film follows roleplayers and soldiers inside a mock Iraqi town.
- Reviews highlight sharp early gags about the military–entertainment complex but say the film’s satire wanes as a central romance takes focus.
- Alia Shawkat stars with Callum Turner, Chloë Sevigny, Tim Heidecker, Jane Levy, Zahra Alzubaidi, and Lola Kirke.
- Expanded from Gates’ short Shako Mako and produced by Luca Guadagnino, the project pivoted from a planned documentary after limited government cooperation.