Why is death metal being played in the interrogation room in Homeland: Blind Spot

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In Homeland: Blind Spot, after Afzal Hamid (I think) is interrogated by Saul Berenson and left alone in the room to reveal details of the Terrorist organization, why is there silence and death metal music time sliced in the interrogation room?
Does this happen in real interrogation situations too?



Best Answer

Because after an hour of being forced to listen to death metal you'll confess to anything.

They were practicing sleep deprivation, where just as he's about to nod off they jolt him awake again.




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Answer 2

It's a form of "not really torture" called Advanced Interrogation Techniques. The band they used are called Gridlink, by the way.

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