A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the real-life case of Natascha Kampusch.
Acting
Campbell-Hughes physically transformed; body as prison.
Production
The actual cellar was recreated from police photos.
Direction
Hormann refuses exploitation; violence is psychological, not spectacle.
Director
Sherry Hormann
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
Natascha Kampusch
Thure Lindhardt
Wolfgang Priklopil
Trine Dyrholm
Brigitta Sirny
Amelia Pidgeon
Natascha (young)
Dearbhla Molloy
Wolfgang's Mother
Roeland Wiesnekker
Natascha's Father
Ellen Schwiers
Natascha's Grandmother
Erni Mangold
Wolfgang's Grandmother
Sebastian Weber
Ernst Holzapfel
Angelina Noa
Russian Woman
Michael Grimm
Policeman
Heike Koslowski
Policewoman
Ulla Geiger
Older Woman
Arthur Streiling
Accordion Player
Thomas Loibl
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Antonia Campbell-Hughes lost so much weight for the role that production had to pause for her health; she later called it 'irresponsible' but the physicality is haunting.
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