Punishment Park
Directed by Peter Watkins
In a desert zone in southwest California, a civilian tribunal passes sentence on groups of dissidents and gives them the option of participating in law enforcement training exercises in the Bear Mountain Punishment Park. In an atmosphere of aggression and intimidation and in soaring temperatures, the prisoners have to fight for their lives as they are hunted down by the forces of law and order.
As a civilian tribunal passes sentence on groups of dissidents and gives them the option of participating in law enforcement training, the prisoners in an atmosphere of aggression and intimidation have to fight for their lives as they are hunted down by the forces of law and order.
Cast: Patrick Boland, Kent Foreman, Carmen Argenziano
Member Reviews
A docu-drama. Not horror. Still an interesting film though, exploring a lot of the countercultural ideas prevalent during the Vietnam war
Not what I expected but intriguing and quite unique. Definitely ahead of it’s time.
Ahead of its time.
Not my cupa tea
Pathetic. Not horror