The Experiment (2001)

  • NR
  • 03/08/2001 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 2h

You are invited to participate

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.

Oliver Hirschbiegel

Director

Mario Giordano

Novel, Writer

Don Bohlinger

Writer

Christoph Darnstädt

Writer

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu's headshot

Moritz Bleibtreu

Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
Christian Berkel's headshot

Christian Berkel

Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Justus von Dohnányi's headshot

Justus von Dohnányi

Berus
Maren Eggert's headshot

Maren Eggert

Dora
Edgar Selge's headshot

Edgar Selge

Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Andrea Sawatzki's headshot

Andrea Sawatzki

Dr. Jutta Grimm
Oliver Stokowski's headshot

Oliver Stokowski

Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
Wotan Wilke Möhring's headshot

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69

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