Monday, March 7, 2016

Experimenter : The Stanley Milgram Story (2015)


Released October 16th in the US.
Filming location(s) unknown.
Based on truths.
The story : In the very early 60s , Stanley Milgram was working as a social psychologist professor at Yale University.
Stanley had a deep interest in the Holocaust and what causes people to commit such horrible acts upon others by command and still continue on after the fact.
Stanley began a very important experiment , in which he paid people to participate.
The result was the Obedience Experiment.
Many people didnt understand or like the experiment but Stanley carefully continued on.
In the 70s , his experiments helped see him working at a different school , writing a book on the results of the experimented and a TV show about the book.
Stars Peter Saarsgard , Winona Ryder , John Palladino , Anthony Edwards , Jim Gaffigan , Harley Ware , John Leguizamo , Danny A Abeckaser , Minnie the elephant , Tom Farrell , Taryn Manning , Donnie Keshawarz , Anton Yelchin , Lori Singer , Emily Vere Nicoll , Gameela Wright 
Directed by Michael Almereyda
Rated PG13
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA

"Life can only be understood backwards. But it must be lived forwards."

A 2015 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL PREMIERE)

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