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Punishment Park

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Original title

Punishment Park

Year

1971

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

Peter Watkins

Screenwriter

Peter Watkins

Cast

Music

Paul Motian

Cinematography

Joan Churchill, Peter Smokler

Producer

Chartwell, Francoise

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Politics. Dystopia. Mockumentary

Synopsis

"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.

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Punishment Park

1971

Peter Watkins

7.1

(958)