Travis is assigned to be a prisoner, Barris to be a guard. Among them is Travis (Brody), a proud anti-war protestor, and Michael Barris (Whitaker), a 42-year-old man who still lives with his domineering mother.Īfter interviews measuring responses to various scenes of violence are conducted, a chosen 26 are driven to an isolated building set up as a prison and split into six guards and 20 prisoners. Archaleta (Stevens) in which participants will be divided into groups acting as prison guards and inmates. Volunteers arrive for a psychological study led by Dr. ( September 2018) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise. This article's plot summary may be too long or excessively detailed.