The Experiment (2001)

Name: The Experiment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2001
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justus von Dohnányi, Maren Eggert, Edgar Selge

2h Germany

Drama Thriller

Plot

A group of 20 individuals signs up for a lucrative study promoted by the university, intended to explore aggressive tendencies in a controlled prison-like environment. A curious journalist, intrigued by the ad, covertly enters the program to uncover the truth. Participants are randomly assigned roles as prisoners or guards, but what starts as a simple experiment quickly escalates into a chaotic and violent reality, blurring the lines between role-play and genuine brutality.

Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu Christian Berkel Justus von Dohnányi Maren Eggert Edgar Selge Andrea Sawatzki Oliver Stokowski Wotan Wilke Möhring Nicki von Tempelhoff Timo Dierkes Antoine Monot Jr. Lars Gärtner Philipp Hochmair Peter Fieseler Ralf Müller