Das Experiment - Definition and Overview

Das Experiment is a 2001 German movie that was based on the story of the Stanford prison experiment.

Storyline

The main male character, who was a taxi driver (played by Moritz Bleibtreu) , participated with another 19 candidates in a prison-simulation experiment for 2 weeks, which was advertised on the newspaper. The candidates were randomly selected to be either prisoner or prison guard. While the experiment went on smoothly at the beginning, the situation became worse throughout the experiment. The professor who organized the experiment, however, refused to terminate it when his assistant spotted issues in the candidates' behaviors. On the other hand, the main character used his eyeglasses-disguised camera to take records of what was happening throughout the experiment for the media.

The story also featured the relationship between the taxi driver and a girl who he met during a car accident.

What's ironic about this movie is that it does not give any reference to being based on the true story of the Stanford Prison Experiment even though it is so obviously based upon this event.

External links

• http://www.dasexperiment.de - Film "Das Experiment"