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The Experiment

The Experiment

You are invited to participate

20017.42h 0m

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
Written by Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, Christoph Darnstädt
Produced by Marc Conrad, Norbert Preuss, Friedrich Wildfeuer
Box Office0Revenue: $13.8M

Top Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38

Justus von Dohnányi

Justus von Dohnányi

Berus

Maren Eggert

Maren Eggert

Dora

Edgar Selge

Edgar Selge

Professor Dr. Klaus Thon

Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

Dr. Jutta Grimm

Oliver Stokowski

Oliver Stokowski

Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69

Nicki von Tempelhoff

Nicki von Tempelhoff

Kamps

Timo Dierkes

Timo Dierkes

Eckert

Themes & Keywords

prisonjournalistrapeprisonerexperimentbased on novel or bookauthorityprison cellblackboxscientific studyaggressiontest personimprisonmentmanipulationtorturehumiliationangryabsurddramaticcriticalantagonisticaudaciousawestruckbaffleddefiantdemeaningearnest

About The Experiment

The Experiment is a drama, thriller film released in 2001 exploring themes of prison, journalist, rape, prisoner, experiment, based on novel or book. Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, it stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi. 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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