The Experiment
A determined journalist goes undercover as a test subject in a university’s “prison” experiment, intent on exposing its hidden agenda—only to watch the simulated power struggle spiral into real‑world violence that threatens everyone’s sanity and survival.
“You are invited to participate”
Synopsis
Twenty volunteers agree to participate in what appears to be a well-paid experiment advertised by a university, described as an investigation into aggressive behavior within an artificial prison setting. A journalist, suspecting a story behind the advertisement, infiltrates the group by posing as a test subject. The participants are randomly assigned the roles of prisoners and guards. What initially seems like a controlled simulation quickly escalates into a serious and violent situation.
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Edited by Hans FunckShot by Rainer KlausmannScored by Alexander BubenheimDesigned by Andrea Kessler
Box Office
2001 · Box office
Grossed $13.8M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$13.8M
US & Canada: $145K — 1% of worldwide · International: $13.6M (99%)
Also known as
- The Experimenten
- L'Expériencefr
- The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umaneit
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43 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Moritz Bleibtreu
as Tarek Fahd Nr. 77
Christian Berkel
as Robert Steinhoff Nr. 38
Oliver Stokowski
as Günther Schütte Nr. 82
Justus Von Dohnanyi
as Berus
Wotan Wilke Mohring
as Joe Maier Nr. 69
Maren Eggert
as Dora
Stephan Szasz
as Häftling Nr. 53
Edgar Selge
as Professor Dr. Klaus Thon
Polat Dal
as Häftling Nr. 40
Andrea Sawatzki
as Dr. Jutta Grimm
Danny Richter
as Häftling Nr. 21
Ralf Muller
as Häftling Nr. 15
Supporting cast
19Markus Rudolf
as Häftling Nr. 74
Nicki Von Tempelhoff
as Kamps
Peter Fieseler
as Häftling Nr. 11
Timo Dierkes
as Eckert
Antoine Monot Jr
as Bosch
Lars Gartner
as Renzel
Philipp Hochmair
as Lars
Thorsten Dersch
as Prisoner Nr. 86
Sven Grefer
as Prisoner Nr. 94
Jacek Klimontko
as Gläser
Markus Klauk
as Stock
Ralph Puttmann
as Amandy
Andre Jung
as Ziegler
Uwe Rohde
as Hans
Heiner Lauterbach
as Dennis (voice)
Fatih Akin
as Cab Driver (voice)
Christiane Gerboth
as Newscaster (voice)
Tristan Vostry
as Assistant
Klaus Spinnler
as Assistant
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