The Experiment

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.

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IMDb 7.7 RT 72 Metacritic 59

earnings $13,782,896

director Oliver Hirschbiegel

writers Mario Giordano, Don Bohlinger, Christoph Darnstädt

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