The Experiment (DVD, 2003)

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The movie is in German with subtitles available.

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Based on the 1971 Stanford University simulation study of the psychology of imprisonment (otherwise know as the Stanford Prison Experiment), DAS EXPERIMENT is an intense psychodrama about a group of ordinary men who volunteer to take place in a paid two-week study on the mental effects of prison life. Following a series of intellectual and physical examinations, the men are separated into two groups--eight guards and twelve prisoners--and locked into a working prison, fully loaded with cameras to capture their every move. One of the prisoners, an undercover reporter named Tarek (Moritz Leibtrau of RUN LOLA RUN), uses every opportunity to provoke the guards and collect quotes for his story, but he consistently pushes the envelope too far. As egos are bruised and machismo is belittled, the guards resort to sadistic torture techniques while the prisoners formulate an escape scheme that is laden with vengeance. The experiment inevitably goes awry (even the moderators have utterly lost control) leading to a powerful climatic battle between good and evil.Director Oliver Hirschbiegel keeps the film moving at a fast clip, effortlessly switching from the film to the prison cameras and even to a pair of 007-esque spy glasses worn by Tarek to reveal different angles of observation and offer the viewer a voyeuristic experience. DAS EXPERIMENT is an extreme thriller steeped in ultra-violence, murder, and suspense.

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UPC0043396009646
eBay Product ID (ePID)3432912

Product Key Features

ActorChristian Berkel, Moritz Bleibtreu
RatingR
Movie/TV TitleExperiment
DirectorOliver Hirschbiegel
FormatDVD
Release Year2003
GenreForeign Language
Sub-GenreGerman

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1
Number of Discs1
Country/Region of ManufactureGermany
Leading RoleChristian Berkel, Moritz Bleibtreu
Release Date20030701
Film CountryGermany

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  • German version of the Stanford Experiment

    The movie takes the infamous Stanford experiment as a starting point and imagines something similar taking place in Berlin around 2010 with "prisoners" and "guards" playing out roles assigned to them by researchers. Havoc ensues.

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    Great condition

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