The Stanford Prison Experiment

Release	July 17, 2015 (Limited)
Cast	Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano, Tye Sheridan, Johnny Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Nelsan Ellis, Ki Hong Lee
Director	Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Writer	Tim Talbott
Genres	Thriller
Studio	IFC Films
Length	122 mins.
Website	www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-stanford-prison-experiment

Synopsis

Based on the true story of Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo (Billy Crudup), who, in 1971, cast 24 student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system.

It is the summer of 1971. Dr. Philip Zimbardo launches a study on the psychology of imprisonment. Twenty-four male undergraduates are randomly assigned to be either a guard or a prisoner. Set in a simulated jail, the project unfolds. The participants rapidly embody their roles—the guards become power-hungry and sadistic, while the prisoners, subject to degradation, strategize as underdogs. It soon becomes clear that, as Zimbardo and team monitor the escalation of action through surveillance cameras, they are not fully aware of how they, too, have become part of the experiment.

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