The Experiment (2010 film)
- Adrien Brody: Travis
- Forest Whitaker: Barris
- Cam Gigandet: Chase
- Clifton Collins Jr.: Nix
- Ethan Cohn: Benjy
- Fisher Stevens: Archaleta
- Travis Fimmel: Helweg
- David Banner: Bosch
- Jason Lew: Oscar
- Damien Leake: Govenor
- Maggie Grace: Bay
- Rod Maiorano: Rex
- Rachel O'Meara: manager
- Jeanne Hopson: Gertrude
- Jack Mishler Henry
- Ross Vander Werf: Prisoner # 1
- Matt Harwell: Sandberg
- Steve Mathews: Jack
- Ronald Chvala: Charon
- Erin Kiernan: TV reporter
- William S. E. Coleman: Charles
The experiment is an American thriller from the year 2010. Remake of the German film The experiment is based as well as the original on the book Black Box by Mario Giordano and the Stanford Prison experiment. However, the version by Paul Scheuring has a slightly different plot and other characters.
Action
Former Caregiver Travis gets to know during a demonstration of peace activists his new girlfriend Kelly. The newly in love couple wants a trip to India. However, since they lack the money, Travis is applying for an experiment in which volunteer subjects simulate life in a prison. In a remote building the experimenter Archaleta shares the 26 candidates into prisoners and guards. The prisoners are instructed to eat three meals a day and to follow the instructions of the guards. The guards, however, must take care of the order and impose penalties for infringements appropriate. If they hold out for two weeks, the participants will each receive a reward of $ 14,000.
Travis comes with the graphic novel artist Benjy and Nix, of the radical Aryan Brotherhood belongs to a cell. He presents himself rebellious and provoked the guards. While his colleagues increasingly brutal react, Barris, who suffers in real life under his overbearing mother decides to psychological humiliation. Travis's head is shaved before the guards urinate on it. Since the test line does not apply, to Barris feels confirmed.
When Travis finds out that Benjy suffers from diabetes, he persuades the weak keeper Bosch to acquire the necessary insulin. This is Bosch, who was previously forced already only by the financial reward for further participation, caught by his colleagues. As punishment, he is beaten up by the other guards and locked up with the inmates. Barris is Benjy the medicine, but decreased again Travis, who have to clean the toilets with his shirt. For further provocations, guards Travis almost drown in the toilet.
At the following morning roll call Travis demands the termination of the experiment by removing his shirt and speaks directly into the security camera. The guards beat him up. As Benjy wants to help him, the artist suffers a violent hit from Barris ' baton. While the other prisoners are chained, Travis is trapped in an old boiler. When he discovers in it the light of a camera, he can free himself. He caught the guard Chase in the rape of a prisoner, leaving the prisoners free. After seeing the dying Benjy, there will be an uprising of the prisoners. Barris tried to calm the situation with regard to the financial reward, but can not prevent a violent struggle.
Suddenly, a red light signals the end of the experiment. The Group believes in the bright sunshine outside and waiting for the bus. During the return trip, all participants are dressed clean. Barris looks back on his check and Travis answered Nix ' question of whether people in the evolution are higher than monkeys, with the indication that people could change. In the news is to hear that Archaleta is charged with manslaughter. Travis travels to India, where he meets Kelly. His girlfriend noticed the injuries to the ankles.
Production
The film was produced in the U.S. state of Iowa as well as in India. The American locations were Alleman and Des Moines. The scenes that take place in India, originated in Mumbai, New Delhi, Varanasi and Vindhyachal. Although he was initially planned for the cinema, the film was released direct-to - DVD production.
Reviews
Reviewers appreciate the American remake of a worse than the German original. The critic of cinema.de thinks that Scheuring " the exciting material for pure prison Action [ do ]. The plate " psychology " could push through under the cell door. " A similar conclusion Christoph Petersen comes in filmstarts.de. He throws the director claims to have not understood the Stanford Prison experiment, and notes: "Instead of psychological drama " The Experiment "so a his claim deprived prison film, which is quite superfluous [ despite the strong cast]. " Dirk Hoffmann missing in his review at zelluloid.de " which is actually perfectly ordinary characters, the mutant in the experimental situation to violent psychopaths. This alarming trend is the remake by Paul Scheuring from, unfortunately, as the two guards, the least against the use of recoil force, have been battered, psychologically already in their " normal" lives. "