Compliance (2012) on Netflix
Sandra runs a ChickWich in Ohio. A man who says he is Officer Daniels tells her an employee, Becky, stole from a customer and wants her held until police arrive.
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Plot summary
During a busy Friday at a ChickWich fast food restaurant in Ohio, the manager, Sandra, takes a call from a man who calls himself Officer Daniels. He says a customer has reported money stolen and that he has already spoken with the regional manager, and he instructs Sandra to keep the employee he describes on the premises until police arrive. Sandra identifies Becky, a young woman on the shift, and takes her to the office. Becky denies the theft. Staying on the line, Daniels has Sandra go through Becky's pockets and purse, finds nothing, and warns that not cooperating means jail for Becky. He adds that officers are searching Becky's home, where her brother is suspected of drugs, and that Becky may be his accomplice.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Compliance (2012)
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- The plot is closely based on the series of strip search phone call scams that took place in Mount Washington, Kentucky in 2004, with the names of the real-life figures changed. In both, a caller posing as a police officer convinced a restaurant manager and others to carry out unlawful and intrusive procedures on an employee.
- At the premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival the film was met with controversy: the audience response included several walkouts and shouting matches during the question and answer session.
- Ann Dowd went on to win the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Sandra, the manager.
