本片以1971年美国的“斯坦福监狱实验”为基础,根据马里奥•乔丹努的小说《黑盒子》改编。出租司机塔瑞克•法德(莫里兹•布雷多Moritz Bleibtreu 饰)看到报纸上一个征招心理实验对象的广告前去应聘,与其他19名各行各业各年龄段的男性应聘者被分为两组,本别扮演十二名囚犯和八名狱警,实施为时2周的模拟监狱实验,并各获4000德国马克报酬。实验前夕,塔瑞克回到自己两年前曾供职的报社,决定将实验过程中发生的情形写成报道出售。塔瑞克在实验中是囚犯77号,他依仗着实验中不准使用暴力的规定,故意挑起事端制造新闻。狱警博鲁斯(贾斯特斯•冯•多纳伊Justus von Dohnanyi 饰)不满塔瑞克的嚣张,在对囚犯的制裁中一步步确立自己的权威。二人的针锋相对为实验带来了不可预计的后果……
本片获德国电影奖年度电影及三项年度突出表现金奖——最佳男主角(莫里兹•布雷多)、场景设计及最佳男配角(贾斯特斯•冯•多纳伊)。。ITV has commissioned a sixth series of hugely popular detective drama, Endeavour, following successful ratings and critical acclaim for the fifth series.
Co-produced by leading indie Mammoth Screen and MASTERPIECE, the smart and savvy Inspector Morse prequel charts the career of Endeavour Morse as he rises up through the ranks, with each feature-length film investigating a new intricately plotted case.
The new set of films will see Shaun Evans reprise his titular role as DS Endeavour Morse, and celebrated stage and screen actor Roger Allam return as mentor DI Fred Thursday. Each story will be written by Russell Lewis, who contributed to Inspector Morse and has written each of the 23 Endeavour screenplays so far.
Receiving praise from critics and viewers alike, the drama has gone from strength to strength since its first outing as a one-off film in 2012 to mark the 25th anniversary of Inspector Morse on ITV. The latest series launched with consolidated figures of 6.7m and 25% a share, with the consolidated figures for the first four films the highest for three years.
Filmed in and around Oxford, the new set of films will be set in 1969 and go into production later this year for transmission in 2019. Mammoth Screen’s Damien Timmer executive produces, alongside writer and creator Russell Lewis and WGBH’s Rebecca Eaton. Deanne Cunningham (Cold Feet) will produce the new series.
Creator, Russell Lewis said: “As our story reaches the last year of the 1960s, and mankind makes its giant leap, all at #TeamEndeavour look forward to exploring further early chapters in the casebook of Colin Dexter’s beloved creation.”
ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill added: “Endeavour continues to be hugely popular with ITV audiences and we’re delighted to be bringing viewers more films to enjoy. Thanks to Russell Lewis’s consistently intriguing scripts and the excellent production values at Mammoth Screen, it is a high quality drama that ITV is immensely proud of.”
ITV Studios Global Entertainment distribute the drama internationally.。