The Experiment
The Experiment

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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 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in The Experiment:

Moritz Bleibtreu
Christian Berkel
Justus von Dohnányi
Maren Eggert
Edgar Selge
Andrea Sawatzki

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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 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.

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New Times (L.A.) - 8/10 by Bill GalloEn route, we also get a chance to examine the nature of the self and the responsibilities of science. Das Experiment has all this and more, excitingly packaged as a prison movie featuring superb performances and high emotional tension.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Carrie RickeyBecause the confrontations between power and powerlessness are so dramatic and because Hirschbiegel's editing is so emphatic, Das Experiment is practically over before you realize that you don't know what its point is, exactly.
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertWhat impressed me is how effective the movie was, even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion. That's a tribute to the director, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and the actors, who have been chosen with the same kind of typecasting that perhaps occurs in life.
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - 8/10 by Ray ConlogueThis is a grimly thrilling movie that falls somewhere between clear-eyed realism and the improbabilities of an action flick.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 8/10 by Sean AxmakerThere's not enough insight to the social phenomenon presented onscreen, but that doesn't make the utterly human horror of this thriller any less unsettling.
New York Post - 8/10 by Megan LehmannOne of those all-too-rare cases in which a riveting premise is expertly executed.
Austin Chronicle - 7/10 by Marc SavlovDoesn't tell you anything about human nature you probably haven't already suspected, but then again it's good to be reminded of these dark things from time to time. Especially these days.
Village Voice - 7/10 by Ed HalterAfter the film's ultraviolent finale (set to the tacky beats of synth-pop volksmusik), one wonders whether this sharp bit of fascinating fascism provides a true analysis of television's new mean streak, or simply an engaging indulgence in same.
Variety - 7/10 by Derek ElleyA solid slice of entertainment without reaching the psychological depths promised by the subject matter.
Los Angeles Times - 7/10 by Kevin ThomasAs an exploitation picture, Das Experiment is mindlessly potent; subtitles are no guarantee of sophistication and subtlety.

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