European Mavericks - Hearts of Darkness (3 disc)

Triple-bill of dark European dramas. 'Das Experiment' (2001) is an intense German thriller inspired by the famous Stanford University prison experiment. Taxi driver Tarek (Moritz Bleibtrau) volunteers for an experiment in which a group of subjects will be divided up into guards and prisoners and locked up together for 14 days. Arriving at the 'prison', Tarek is assigned the role of prisoner, and by the end of the first day has already run into trouble with the guards. Over the coming days, the tensions between the two sides grows ever stronger and eventually results in a situation of open conflict. In 'Pusher' (1996), small-time drug pusher Frank (Kim Bodnia) is enjoying his life of crime - especially the money and the life-style. However, when a deal he is working on goes wrong he is left with a bit of a problem. The big boys who he has been dealing with are demanding the cash - and he has 48 hours to either get it or find another solution. If he fails to deliver he will certainly be hurt. Finally, in 'Evil' (2003), after being expelled from school for his violent behaviour, Erik (Andreas Wilson) is sent to a strict boarding school. Although he promises his parents that he will do his best to fit in, Erik's silent defiance of the school's senior pupils brings down on him a system of brutal punishment that even extends to his innocent classmates. As the punishment becomes even more intense, Erik finally decides that he must revert to his violent ways.
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