Das Experiment

2001 · Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · 119 min · drama film, prison film, psychological thriller

★ 7.4/10 · 1,266 ratings on TMDB

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.