Das Experiment

Das Experiment

Released Year: 2001

Certificate: R

Runtime: 120 minutes

Genre: Drama, Thriller

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 60

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel

Stars: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring

No of Votes: 90842

Gross: 141072

Overview: For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.

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