Movie: Punishment Park

Year: 1971

Also Known As: Büntetö park

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Genres: Drama | Thriller | War

Cast: Patrick Boland, Kent Foreman, Carmen Argenziano, Luke Johnson, Katherine Quittner, Scott Turner, Stan Armsted, Mary Ellen Kleinhall, Mark Keats, Gladys Golden…

Rated: 7.9/10 from 2,731 votes on IMDb

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Plot: "Punishment Park" is a pseudo-documentary purporting to be a film crews's news coverage of the team of soldiers escorting a group of hippies, draft dodgers, and anti-establishment types across the desert in a type of capture the flag game. The soldiers vow not to interfere with the rebels' progress and merely shepherd them along to their destination. At that point, having obtained their goal, they will be released. The film crew's coverage is meant to insure that the military's intentions are honorable. As the representatives of the 60's counter-culture get nearer to passing this arbitrary test, the soldiers become increasingly hostile, attempting to force the hippies out of their pacifist behavior. A lot of this film appears improvised and in several scenes real tempers seem to flare as some of the "acting" got overaggressive. This is a interesting exercise in situational ethics…

Release Date: 1980 (West Germany)

Runtime: 88

Directors: Peter Watkins

Writers: Peter Watkins

Countries: USA

Budget: N/A

Languages: English

Location: Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Mountains, California, USA

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