The Experiment (2001)
Original title: Das Experiment
The Experiment is a 2001 German-language drama movie directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, with a running time of 2h. It stars Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel and Justus von Dohnányi.
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.
Quick answers
What is The Experiment about?
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.
When was The Experiment released?
The Experiment was released on 8 March 2001.
How long is The Experiment?
The Experiment runs 2h.
Who made The Experiment?
The Experiment was directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel.
Cast
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
- Christian Berkel as Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
- Justus von Dohnányi as Berus
- Maren Eggert as Dora
- Edgar Selge as Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
- Andrea Sawatzki as Dr. Jutta Grimm
- Oliver Stokowski as Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
- Nicki von Tempelhoff as Kamps
- Timo Dierkes as Eckert
- Antoine Monot Jr. as Bosch
- Lars Gärtner as Renzel