The Experiment (2001) – Filming Locations
Drama / Thriller · Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel · Starring Moritz Bleibtreu, Maren Eggert
20 volunteers agree to take part in a seemingly well-paid experiment advertised by the university. It is supposed to be about aggressive behavior in an artificial prison situation. A journalist senses a story behind the ad and smuggles himself in among the test subjects. They are randomly divided into prisoners and guards. What seems like a game at the beginning soon turns into bloody seriousness.
Where was The Experiment filmed?
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – The prison experiment facility where the majority of the film takes place. An actual abandoned industrial warehouse was converted into the film's mock prison set, providing authentic decay and claustrophobic atmosphere for the psychological experiment
- Berlin, Germany, Berlin – Establishing shots and character introductions in contemporary Berlin. Real Berlin locations establish the contemporary German setting and the recruitment process for experiment participants