影片根据1961年耶鲁大学权利服从电击实验事件改编,实验者毫无节制地提升惩罚电压,电压早已超过人类承受的极限。每个普通人只要服从了规则,则可能无意识地变成杀手,教授由此开始怀疑人性,普通人只是受人操纵的傀儡。。During the cold war, five prisoners are promised their freedom if they take part in an experiment in which they must stay awake for thirty days.。