Punishment Park

1971 · 1h 28m

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.

Directed by Peter Watkins

Cast

PB

Patrick Boland

Tribunal Defendant

Carmen Argenziano

Jay Kaufman (Tribunal Defendant)

Kent Foreman

Lee Robert Brown (Tribunal Defendant)

LJ

Luke Johnson

William Luke Valerio (Tribunal Defendant)

KQ

Katherine Quittner

Nancy Jane Smith (Tribunal Defendant)