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The Experiment
“You are invited to participate”
7.4 / 10• 2001• 2h 0m•NR• German
DramaThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Moritz Bleibtreu
Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
Lead
Christian Berkel
Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Justus von Dohnányi
Berus
Maren Eggert
Dora
Edgar Selge
Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Andrea Sawatzki
Dr. Jutta Grimm
Oliver Stokowski
Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oliver Hirschbiegel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Experiment is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
