The Experiment

The Experiment

7.4IMDb Score
Released:2001-03-08
Duration:120 min
Country:Germany
Director:Oliver Hirschbiegel
Actors:Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi, Maren Eggert, Edgar Selge
Production:Fanes Film, Typhoon Film, Senator Film, Seven Pictures

Overview:

20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.

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