punishment park be a pseudo documentary make by peter watkins . the premise be that the nation dissident ( hippy and musician and protester and pacifist and etc . ) be be round up and try by a tribunal and then give the choice of prison or run the course of punishment park . it a 52 mile grueling trek through the desert to an american flag and with police and national guard and and various other authority figure in pursuit . the idea be and that if you make it to the flag and youre set free . the tribunal consists of a bunch of conservative type and all condemn any behavior that be not like their own and and there be no result except a prison sentence or the option of punishment park for any of those on trial . there be a lot of thing in this that still ring true today and which be quite disturb in itself . the people run the course be promised water at the half way point and which isn not true and and the pursuing official be mostly a sadistic bunch that be just out for a bit of target practice . this be not a very graphic film but it more shocking in it idea and theme than anything else . the scary thing be and it could happen . not a very upbeat film but definitely worth see . warn represent it might make you angry . positive .