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Le Jeu de la Mort Le Jeu de la Mort Le Jeu de la Mort "(The Game of Death)" is a French/Swiss television documentary broadcast by the French public television channel France 2. It was presented as a social commentary on the effects of obeying orders and humiliation in reality television, and its broadcast was followed by a studio discussion on the programme. The documentary focused on a modern version of the Milgram experiment, with the additional factor of reality television's popularity and influence on the general public. The experiment was performed in the guise of a game show known as "La Zone Xtrême". Volunteers