Film Cycle on justice features Experimenter, by Michael Almereyda, based on the 1961 Milgram controversial experiment, at Casa das Artes, 10 May

Experimenter, an American biographical drama film, written and directed in 2015 by Michael Almereyda, was based on the 1961 Milgram experiment, showcased at Casa das Artes, 10 May  at 9:30 pm. 

Milgram is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of social psychology. A Review of General Psychology survey, published in 2002, ranked Milgram as the 46th-most-cited psychologist of the 20th century.

Starring Peter Sarsgaard as Stanley Milgram, the film tells the story of the controversial experiment on obedience conducted by Milgram in the 1960s during his professorship at Yale. 

Milgram was influenced by the events of the Holocaust, especially the trial of Adolf Eichmann, in developing the experiment.

This controversial obedience experiment by Professor Milgram led to his tenure denial at Harvard.

After the showing of the film, at Casa das Artes, there will be a debate with psychologist Sofia Neves, lawyer Rui Assis, and university professor Ana Pereira de Andrade, moderated by Paulo Pimenta, President of the Regional Board of the Portuguese Bar Association.

The cycle "Justice in Cinema" is an initiative by Legal Association of Porto aimed at showcasing award-winning films in Cannes and Berlin, followed by debates with various personalities on legal issues such as juvenile delinquency in the Family and Juvenile Courts, psychology and The Chinese cultural revolution and fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees, or the drama of refugees in Lampedusa and international law.

Tickets on sale at Casa das Artes.

More info here.