In a dystopian future, pacifists are captured and brought to Punishment Park, where they must endure extreme heat and police brutality in a struggle for survival. The film follows a group of young activists as they are hunted down and put on trial in a mock-trial format. The movie explores themes of political repression and the struggle for justice.
Combining fictional and documentary modes, the film takes a critical stance toward Frankfurt's public sphere and urban redevelopment. Despite the serious formal and political concerns of the film, Kluge's heightened sense of the absurd safeguards a reserve of utopian optimism.
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