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About the movie
Year
2001
Runtime
1 h 56 min
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Country
Germany
Director
Writers
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Main cast
Moritz Bleibtreu
Prisoner #77
Christian Berkel
Prisoner #38
Oliver Stokowski
Prisoner #82
Wotan Wilke Möhring
Prisoner #69
Stephan Szasz
Prisoner #53
Polat Dal
Prisoner #40
Danny Richter
Prisoner #21
Ralf Müller
Prisoner #15
Markus Rudolf
Prisoner #74
Peter Fieseler
Prisoner #11
Thorsten Dersch
Prisoner #86
Sven Grefer
Prisoner #94
Justus von Dohnányi
Guard
Nicki von Tempelhoff
Guard
Timo Dierkes
Guard
Antoine Monot Jr.
Bosch - Strafvollzugsbeamter
External critics' reviews
New Times (L.A.) Bill Gallo
En route, we also get a chance to examine the nature of the self and the responsibilities of science. Das Experiment has all this and more, excitingly packaged as a prison movie featuring superb performances and high emotional tension. more
Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
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. more
New York Post Megan Lehmann
One of those all-too-rare cases in which a riveting premise is expertly executed. more
Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
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. more
San Francisco Chronicle Jonathan Curiel
Disturbing film. more
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Ray Conlogue
This is a grimly thrilling movie that falls somewhere between clear-eyed realism and the improbabilities of an action flick. more
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
There's not enough insight to the social phenomenon presented onscreen, but that doesn't make the utterly human horror of this thriller any less unsettling. more
Village Voice Ed Halter
After the film's ultraviolent finale (set to the tacky beats of synth-pop volksmusik), one wonders whether this sharp bit of fascinating fascism provides a true analysis of television's new mean streak, or simply an engaging indulgence in same. more
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
As an exploitation picture, Das Experiment is mindlessly potent; subtitles are no guarantee of sophistication and subtlety. more
Variety Derek Elley
A solid slice of entertainment without reaching the psychological depths promised by the subject matter. more
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