I had heard a bit about "Punishment Park" as a sort of "cult classic," so I decided to give it a whirl. This movie is made in the style of a "pseudo-documentary" and is supposed to be about the U.S. Government's latest rehabilitation for political protesters, draft dodgers, and other seedy-liberal-ne'er-do-wells: Punishment Park. A long trek across a desert (with police and soldiers in pursuit) allows these prisoners to do their "time" in Punishment Park rather than a state penitentiary. Although there are some things that don't really make sense in the movie (Do they or do they NOT shoot at prisoners for no reason?) the acting is really quite good and this could actually almost convince you that it IS a documentary. Obviously, the movie was trying to make a social point, and a point it made!6/10
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