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Punishment Park
1971 · Film · 88 min
Directed by Peter Watkins
In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.
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Peter Watkins has made some amazing films. Although also often rather long and hard going (one of them, Wikipedia tells me, is the longest non-experimental film ever made!). Punishment Park is worth seeing. I liked Evening Land, although i wouldn't recommend it unless you really, really like union politics.