The Experiment (2001)

2001 · 120 min · Drama, Thriller

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. Starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi, Maren Eggert and Edgar Selge.

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