Punishment Park (1971) Dir. Peter Watkins - A fictional documentary about the actions of an American police state on activists. Still relevant today. ( www.youtube.com )

AClassyGentleman , 10 months ago

Saw this in a local theater a few months back. Definitely well worth the watch. According to Watkins, the actors were picked based off of their political beliefs and ad-libbed much of the dialogue. It’s much more slow and dialogue heavy than you might think with this sort of premise, but it has some incredible tension because of that. As one of those evil lefties myself, it was really interesting trying to figure out what political camps people were in and who I would’ve agreed with most.

Very good recommendation.

FlyingSquid OP , 10 months ago

Thanks! I’ve seen it a couple of times and only just discovered it was on YouTube in full. I thought people on Lemmy would appreciate it. I’d love to see it in a theater!

WhatAmLemmy , 10 months ago

Throw the YT link up too!

FlyingSquid OP , 10 months ago

The YouTube link is what I linked to at the top.