Review of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) by Monika M — 05 Jan 2016

This is really distressing and difficult to watch at times!

Especially bearing in mind that this is a true story....!

This review of The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) was written by Monika M on 05 Jan 2016.

The Stanford Prison Experiment has generally received positive reviews.

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