Das Experiment (The Experiment)
2001
****
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Justusvon Dohnanyi, Oliver Stokowski
A group of men take part in a behavioural experiment in which some play guards and others play prisoners. It wouldn't be a story if things didn't go horribly wrong. This taut German film takes its time to get going and the protagonist's girlfriend is an unnecessary distraction from the story, but the final hour is so gripping and suspenseful that you are willing to forget minor flaws.
