Das Experiment (2001)
- Directed by
- Oliver Hirschbiegel
- Genre
- drama film, psychological thriller, prison film, thriller film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 1,231 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of men take part in a paid social experiment where some are assigned as prisoners and others as guards. The situation quickly escalates as the guards begin to abuse their power, leading to dangerous consequences.
tenseunsettlingbleakslow-burnclaustrophobicpsychologicaldisturbingintense
What happens
Das Experiment (English: The Experiment) is a 2001 German drama thriller film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It is based on Mario Giordano's novel Black Box and deals with a social experiment which resembles Philip Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment of 1971. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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