The Experiment

20012h 0min

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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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.

Released
March 8, 2001
Runtime
2h 0min
Director
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Revenue
$13,782,896
Genre
DramaThriller
Language
German
Production
Fanes Film, Typhoon Film, Senator Film, Seven Pictures
Cast
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