COMPLIANCE to Make NY Premiere at BAM CinemaFest, 7/29

Craig Zobel's gripping psychological thriller COMPLIANCE will be making its New York premiere this Friday at BAMcinemaFest in Brooklyn on June 29th. Director Craig Zobel, actors Ann Dowd and Ashlie Atkinson, and producer David Gordon Green will be in attendance.

BAMcinemaFest Screening

Friday, June 29th 9:30pm
BAM Rose Cinemas (Brooklyn Academy Of Music) 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

Synopsis

Inspired by a chilling true story, Compliance explores just how far one might go to obey a figure of authority. On a particularly busy day at the local ChickWich, the fast food joint's high-strung manager Sandra (Ann Dowd, Garden State) receives a phone call from a police officer saying her employee Becky (Dreama Walker, "Don't Trust the B____ in Apt. 23") has stolen money from a customer. Convinced she's only doing what's right, Sandra commences the investigation, following step-by-step instructions from the officer at the other end of the line, no matter how invasive they become.

The second feature from Craig Zobel (director of the 2007 Sundance hit The Great World of Sound), Compliance recounts this riveting nightmare in which the line between legality and reason is hauntingly blurred. The cast delivers startlingly authentic performances that make the events unfolding on screen impossible to turn away from. Delving into the complex psychology of the story that inspired the film, Compliance proves that sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.

One of the most controversial and talked-about films at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Compliance will be released on August 17th.