Compliance

A disturbing tale of intimidation and manipulation, Craig Zobel's excruciatingly tense film is based on a 2004 real life incident in which a call was made to a McDonald's store claiming to be from the police. What happens mirrors the film's plot: the caller asserts that one of the restaurant's female employees is suspected of theft. The woman is then subjected to sexual humiliation and harassment, all with the co-operation of her frightened assistant manager.