Compliance

Country: USA

Director: Craig Zobel

Based on a true story, this suspense drama delves into the bizarre and complex nature of human psychology. Becky and Sandra aren’t the best of friends anyway. Sandra is the middle-aged manager at a fast-food restaurant; Becky is a teenage counter girl who really needs the job. One stressful day a police officer calls accusing Becky of stealing money from a customer’s purse. Overwhelmed, Sandra complies with the officer’s order to detain Becky. The superb cast delivers such authentic performances it makes it hard to watch, but impossible to turn away. This haunting film shows that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. (2011; 90 min)