Compliance (film)

Compliance
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Craig Zobel
Written by	Craig Zobel
Produced by	Craig Zobel Sophia Lin Theo Sena Lisa Muskat Tyler Davidson
Starring	Ann Dowd Dreama Walker Pat Healy Bill Camp
Cinematography	Adam Stone
Edited by	Jane Rizzo
Music by	Heather McIntosh
Production companies	Dogfish Pictures Low Spark Films Bad Cop / Bad Cop Muskat Filmed Properties
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
Release dates	January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21) (Sundance) August 17, 2012 (2012-08-17)
Running time	90 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$592,116[2]

Compliance is a 2012 American thriller film written and directed by Craig Zobel and starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, and Bill Camp. The plot of the movie is closely based upon an actual strip search phone call scam that took place in Mount Washington, Kentucky in 2004, although the names of the real-life figures were changed. In both the film and the real-life incident, a caller posing as a police officer convinced a restaurant manager and others to carry out unlawful and intrusive procedures on an innocent employee.^[3]

Compliance had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2012 and was distributed by Magnolia Pictures for its general release on August 17, 2012. Dowd's performance as Sandra, the manager, won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress.