The Experiment

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2001 · 120 min · Drama · Thriller · TMDB 7.4/10

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.

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

Cast

• Moritz Bleibtreu — Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
• Christian Berkel — Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
• Justus von Dohnányi — Berus
• Maren Eggert — Dora
• Edgar Selge — Professor Dr. Klaus Thon