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Director Oliver Hirschbiegel

Writer Mario Giordano (Writer), Don Bohlinger (Writer), Christoph Darnstädt (Writer)

Original Title Das Experiment

Release Date March 8, 2001

Runtime 120 min (2h 0m)

Country Germany

Language DE

Budget N/A

Box Office $13,782,896

Studios Fanes Film • Typhoon Film • Senator Film

The Experiment (2001)

Name: The Experiment
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2001-03-08
Rating: 3.7

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel

• Written by Mario Giordano , Don Bohlinger , Christoph Darnstädt

"You are invited to participate"

⭐ 3.7 / 5 (1,294 votes) ⏱️ 120 min 🎬 Drama, Thriller

Ratings Breakdown:

1,294 ratings

0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars

Synopsis

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.