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The Experiment

"You are invited to participate"

2001-03-08 Drama 2hr 0m

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.

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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.

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Cast

Moritz Bleibtreu

Moritz Bleibtreu

Tarek Fahd, Prisoner Nr. 77
Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

Robert Steinhoff, Prisoner Nr. 38
Edgar Selge

Edgar Selge

Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Andrea Sawatzki

Andrea Sawatzki

Dr. Jutta Grimm
Oliver Stokowski

Oliver Stokowski

Günther Schütte, Prisoner Nr. 82
Wotan Wilke Möhring

Wotan Wilke Möhring

Joe Maier, Prisoner Nr. 69
Peter Fieseler

Peter Fieseler

Prisoner Nr. 11
Ralf Müller

Ralf Müller

Prisoner Nr. 15
Danny Richter

Danny Richter

Prisoner Nr. 21
Polat Dal

Polat Dal

Prisoner Nr. 40
Stephan Szasz

Stephan Szasz

Prisoner Nr. 53
Markus Rudolf

Markus Rudolf

Prisoner Nr. 74
Thorsten Dersch

Thorsten Dersch

Prisoner Nr. 86
Sven Grefer

Sven Grefer

Prisoner Nr. 94
Heiner Lauterbach

Heiner Lauterbach

Dennis (voice)
Fatih Akin

Fatih Akin

Cab Driver (voice)
Christiane Gerboth

Christiane Gerboth

Newscaster (voice)

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A Review by John Chard 10

Written by John Chard on 2019-06-04

Berus V 77, Experiment, Das (2001), amazing experience! So it took me close on 7 years to watch it, so it took me to do a thread about m... read more

Berus V 77, Experiment, Das (2001), amazing experience! So it took me close on 7 years to watch it, so it took me to do a thread about my personal prison based film project on IMDb to get some prompts for this film, I'm just like Novacaine, if you give me time, I get there. Based on the real life Stanford prison experiment in 1971, Das Experiment is a fabulous construction of seams coming apart in the human psyche, the films triumph is that we are never left in any doubt that things are going to go pear shaped from the off, but the fact that it manages to bash you over the head with its bluntness to reinforce the point, is, magnificent story telling. As much as the film disturbs, it is as much an education of the human condition under trying circumstances. Moritz Bleibtreu & Justus von Dohnanyi play Tarek & Berus respectively, with both men giving superlative performances as the two lynch pins to the pic's unravelling terror. This is not merely an experiment, but a test where the results are dangerously grounded in facts, it's bleak, it's at times harsh, but it actually is essential cinema for those looking for a kicker where the boot on the foot is all too real, one that and was once worn by the man next door to you. The rating on some internet sites is a disgrace IMHO, I have drop-kicked Der Untergang over the goal posts to make this my new favourite German film. I probably shouldn't go 10/10 for the film after it has scarred me from ever listening to The Beach Boys classic "Wouldn't It Be Nice" ever again - for now that tune will never seem jolly, it will just serve as a reminder of what a brilliantly bleak film Das Experiment is. 10/10

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A Review by John Chard

Berus V 77, Experiment, Das (2001), amazing experience! So it took me close on 7 years to watch it, so it took me to do a thread about my personal prison based film project on IMDb to get some prompts for this film, I'm just like Novaca...

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A Review by John Chard 10

Written by John Chard on 2019-06-04

Berus V 77, Experiment, Das (2001), amazing experience! So it took me close on 7 years to watch it, so it took me to do a thread about my personal prison based film project on IMDb to get some pro...

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