Compliance

In Compliance, Sandra (Dowd) is a middle-aged manager at ChickWich, a fast-food restaurant. Becky (Walker) is a teenaged order girl who takes customers' orders. One stressful day (too many customers and too little bacon), a police officer phones the restaurant, accusing Becky of stealing money from a customer's purse, which she vehemently denies. Sandra, overwhelmed by her managerial responsibilities, complies with the officer's orders to detain Becky. This choice begins a nightmare that tragically blurs the lines between expedience and prudence, legality and reason—an unbelievable series of events and stupidity. (Gary Reber)