German director Oliver Hirschbiegel made his feature debut with this gripping thriller based on the infamous Stanford prison experiment (www.prisonexp.org). A group of twenty men volunteer for a paid experiment where they are separated into two groups consisting of guards and prisoners. After initial playfulness, the men assume their roles which explodes in unexpected ways that leads to disaster. Hirschbiegel and his cast and crew cleverly tap into the human psychology that's shocking and revelatory. Moritz Bleibtreu stars as the rebel Tarek who goes to far with the guard Berus played by Justus von Dohnányi, both deliver outstanding performances. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
The Experiment
German director Oliver Hirschbiegel made his feature debut with this gripping thriller based on the infamous Stanford prison experiment (www.prisonexp.org). A group of twenty men volunteer for a paid experiment where they are separated into two groups consisting of guards and prisoners. After initial playfulness, the men assume their roles which explodes in unexpected ways that leads to disaster. Hirschbiegel and his cast and crew cleverly tap into the human psychology that's shocking and revelatory. Moritz Bleibtreu stars as the rebel Tarek who goes to far with the guard Berus played by Justus von Dohnányi, both deliver outstanding performances. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.
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