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Synopsis: The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Oliver Hirschbiegel
Production: Samuel Goldwyn Films
  14 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
2001
120 min
Website
462 Views


- Come along, Doctor.

What do you think you're doing?

Come!

- Don't touch me!

Everything!

No! Give me the coat.

Undress!

Everything, please.

Well, Jutta, you shave your p*ssy!

Eckert, stop that! Go downstairs!

Put this on.

It went well.

Sometimes one just has to

remind people of simple things.

Lars here. The guards

have beaten up Bosch.

And I can't reach Jutta. I don't

know what to do, it's urgent!

Quickly, my car!

This mess you'll have to clean up

yourself later, 82.

Out, the cell belongs to the lady!

Listen! Whoever touches the tape...

...will be sitting next to 82.

This applies especially

to the new prisoners!

How long this state of emergency

lasts depends also on you!

Don't tell me about some stupid

test! They said no violence!

Stay calm!

Sh*t!

This is an emergency. We'll wait

until Professor Thon is back.

They want to see

if we can keep it up.

I just can't!

If you want to go, go! No need

to be afraid. Think about it!

I have to speak to Mr. Fahd!

- It's against the rules.

I insist or I'll call the police.

Come on!

You'll see everything is okay.

I'll try to arrange a meeting

with Tarek.

But you must promise

not to tell anyone.

Take care of Schutte!

Schutte! It'll be alright.

Stop it!

Unlock the cells,

let the people out! Now!

He's dead.

Tarek, the man is dead.

We're going out now.

We're going through this door.

We can't get out of here.

We don't have a key for the elevator!

They'll just beat us up!

Nonsense! What's back there?

- The basement.

Supply corridors. You can go

directly to the Medical School.

Be quiet please or

I'll get into trouble.

Yeah, sure.

If you wait here for a moment,

I'll see if I can get Tarek.

Would you like a cup of coffee?

- No, thank you.

Fine.

Do you have a cell phone?

Mine's got no power.

Thanks, I'll make it quick.

No!

To the left!

We can't leave him lying there!

Bosch! You're one of us!

Stop them! That's an order!

You traitor pig!

I'll get you all!

They're breaking out! Come!

I'll get you!

The back way!

Mr. Berus, please be reasonable!

- Shut up!

Mr. Kamps, the experiment...

- Quiet! Tie them to the bars.

The others must be

in the Medical School.

There's only one way out.

They don't stand a chance.

Mr. Eckert, what happened here?

I didn't want this! I wanted...

I thought that...

Wait, Bosch!

It's over! I have...

Can you hear me?

There you are!

I told you, I'll get you!

On the floor, hands back!

No!

Stop it!

Give me the gun!

It's not real anyway!

B*tch!

The key, quick!

You started this!

You damned pig!

You killed Schutte!

Stop it.

It's over!

The sad outcome:

two dead, three injured...

...among them project leader

Professor Klaus Thon.

Obviously the experiment got

out of control after two days.

The district attorney is investigating

...and several cases of mistreatment

and failure to provide assistance.

One of the test persons

has been arrested.

The project directors will probably

have to answer to a court.

According to statements by one

of the scientists involved...

...the escalation

could've been prevented...

...by earlier aborting the experiment.

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Mario Giordano

Mario Giordano (born 19 June 1966) is an Italian journalist and writer. more…

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