Description (continued...) life. Following a series of intellectual and physical examinations, the men are separated into two groups--eight guards and twelve prisoners--and locked into a working prison, fully loaded with cameras to capture their every move. One of the prisoners, an undercover reporter named Tarek (Moritz Leibtrau of RUN LOLA RUN), uses every opportunity to provoke the guards and collect quotes for his story, but he consistently pushes the envelope too far. As egos are bruised and machismo is belittled, the guards resort to sadistic torture techniques while the prisoners formulate an escape scheme that is laden with vengeance. The experiment inevitably goes awry (even the moderators have utterly lost control) leading to a powerful climatic battle between good and evil. Director Oliver Hirschbiegel keeps the film moving at a fast clip, effortlessly switching from the film to the prison cameras and even to a pair of 007-esque spy glasses worn by Tarek to reveal different angles of observation and offer the viewer a voyeuristic experience. DAS EXPERIMENT is an extreme thriller steeped in ultra-violence, murder, and suspense. Country of Origin: Germany Reviews "...Gripping....Oliver Hirschbiegel turns the screws on the audience..." Box Office | 09/01/2002 | p.138 "...It's hypnotic, a slick and well-told story..." New York Times | 09/18/2002 | p.E6 "...The film's high-tech prison block is well designed, and Rainer Klausmann's cinematography is dynamic..." Los Angeles Times | 09/20/2002 | p.C21 "...The movie builds up to a climax of near-unbearable tension; the whole thing is remarkably well-done..." Premiere | 10/01/2002 | p.26 Full Cast and Crew Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Starring: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Woton Wilke Mohring, Stephan Szasz, Polat Dal, Danny Richter Screenwriter: Christoph Darnstadt, Don Bohlinger Source Writer: Mario Giordano Director of Photography: Rainer Klausmann Release Information Color: Color Runtime: 116 min. Original Language: German Subtitled Language: English © Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD Features Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - German, Dolby Digital 2.0 - English Additional Release Material: Trailers Production Notes German Theatrical Release: March 8, 2001. U.S. Theatrical Release: SEPTEMBER 18, 2002 (NY) SEPTEMBER 20, 2002 (LA)
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