The Experiment
2001 • Drama | Thriller
7.426 (1,222)
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Director
Mario Giordano
Writer
Don Bohlinger
Writer
Christoph Darnstädt
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
March 8, 2001
Duration
120 Min
Language
de
Popularity
2.3071
Budget
$0
Revenue
$13,782,896
Overview
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.
