Synopsis
Das Experiment is a shocking psycho thriller about the potential for brutality that humans hide. Even more shocking is the fact that it’s based on an actual occurrence — a 1971 psychological experiment at Stanford University that was aborted prematurely when the experimenters lost control.
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Cast
- Moritz BleibtreuTarek Fahd, Häftling Nr. 77
- Christian BerkelSteinhoff, Häftling Nr. 38
- Oliver StokowskiSchütte, Häftling Nr. 82
- Wotan Wilke MöhringJoe, Häftling Nr. 69
- Stephan SzaszHäftling Nr. 53
- Andrea SawatzkiDr. Jutta Grimm
- Polat DalHäftling Nr. 40
- Danny RichterHäftling Nr. 21
- Ralf MüllerHäftling Nr. 15
- Markus RudolfHäftling Nr. 74
Recommendations
- 75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Because the confrontations between power and powerlessness are so dramatic and because Hirschbiegel's editing is so emphatic, Das Experiment is practically over before you realize that you don't know what its point is, exactly. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
What impressed me is how effective the movie was, even though the outcome is a foregone conclusion. That's a tribute to the director, Oliver Hirschbiegel, and the actors, who have been chosen with the same kind of typecasting that perhaps occurs in life. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Disturbing film. - 70
Los Angeles Times
As an exploitation picture, Das Experiment is mindlessly potent; subtitles are no guarantee of sophistication and subtlety. - 70
Variety
A solid slice of entertainment without reaching the psychological depths promised by the subject matter. - 60
The New York Times
It's empty calories trying to trumpet its bogus nutritional value, and the strain for social importance undermines the picture. - 60
Washington Post
The film's hysterically pitched action overshadows its more subtle psychological points. - 50
New York Daily News
Eventually any serious statement is lost in a sea of sadism, as he forces us to watch scene after scene of gruesome, humiliating torture.
