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The Game of Death

In this study of obedience and authority, documentarian Thomas Bornot pushes reality TV to the bone-chilling limit: He stages a game show in which contestants submit to electric shocks of increasing intensity for a chance to win a million euros. Viewers look on and a hostess presides as participants quiz the contestant and administer punishment for incorrect answers, resulting in a disturbing display of compliance and, in some cases, resistance.