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The Game of Death :
The Game of Death :
5.6
/10
6 Ratings

THE GAME OF DEATH :

Le jeu de la mort : Soumission à l'Autorité, quand vos valeurs partent en éclat

Directed by Christophe Nick, Thomas Bornot, Gilles Amado, Alain-Michel Blanc
France, 2010
Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

Limits of obedience & punishment. Fake game show (The Xtreme Zone) where a candidate sends increasingly strong (fictitious) electric shocks to another candidate (an actor) up to voltages that can lead to (simulated) death. Goal: to test the ability to disobey the candidate unaware of the experience.

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Synopsis

Limits of obedience & punishment. Fake game show (The Xtreme Zone) where a candidate sends increasingly strong (fictitious) electric shocks to another candidate (an actor) up to voltages that can lead to (simulated) death. Goal: to test the ability to disobey the candidate unaware of the experience.