Fresh
The movie's central premise -- is well supported in a film whose strength is in its close-ups on characters and its ability to put the viewer in the cell with them.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
The Experiment
You are invited to participate
2001 · 2h · R
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Oliver Hirschbiegel
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 and cast
- Oliver Hirschbiegel Director
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Tarek Fahd, Häftling Nr. 77
- Christian Berkel as Steinhoff, Häftling Nr. 38
- Oliver Stokowski as Schütte, Häftling Nr. 82
- Justus von Dohnányi as Berus
- Wotan Wilke Möhring as Joe, Häftling Nr. 69
- Maren Eggert as Dora
- Stephan Szasz as Häftling Nr. 53
- Edgar Selge as Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
- Polat Dal Cast
- Andrea Sawatzki Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Probably it's more action film than anything else, but has enough insight to be of interest to serious filmgoers.
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail
Fresh
What impressed me is how effective the movie was, even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
An R-rated version of Survivor, Big Brother or any number of reality-TV shows that present voyeurism as entertainment and exploitation as insight.
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
Fresh
Das Experiment may make an obvious point, but it's still a relevant one.
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
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