The Experiment (2001)

Kernel Score: 84% · 1,189 ratings

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Released: 2001-03-08

Runtime: 120 minutes

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.

Director

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