The Experiment (Das Experiment) (2001)

7	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

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The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'gu ... (more)

Directed by

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Starring (View all) :

Moritz Bleibtreu

Tarek Fahd - Häftling Nr. 77 / Prisoner #77

Christian Berkel

Steinhoff - Häftling Nr. 38 / Prisoner #38

Oliver Stokowski

Schütte - Häftling Nr. 82 / Prisoner #82

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Joe - Häftling Nr. 69 / Prisoner #69

Stephan Szasz

Häftling Nr. 53 / Prisoner #53

Polat Dal

Häftling Nr. 40 / Prisoner #40

Danny Richter

Häftling Nr. 21 / Prisoner #21

Ralf Müller

Häftling Nr. 15 / Prisoner #15

Markus Rudolf

Häftling Nr. 74 / Prisoner #74

Peter Fieseler

Häftling Nr. 11 / Prisoner #11

Written by (View all) :

Mario Giordano

(novel "Black Box")

Christoph Darnstädt

(screenplay)

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Wendel

Experiment going unpredictable and extreme.

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Sep 23 0:51

Would you like to earn some extra cash on a two-week experiment that you could stop at any time? Some would, like these 20 characters in this film. 2 weeks in prison, some assuming the role of guards and some of prisoners. Guards are given the liberty to arrange things pretty much the way they want, with only one major rule: no violence allowed. Director Hirschbiegel uses slightly artistic surreal style very well, although he had done only tv work before this first feature film. The story itself goes pretty slow in the first hour of the movie, thought it accelerates according to circumstances. The more extreme they get, the faster will the pace go as well. The last half an hour of the film is pure, breathtaking gold. This film is one great study of both ethics and on psychology about...Read more

Rating : 8/10

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