A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNatascha Kampusch now owns the house that Wolfgang Priklopil kept her imprisoned stating that it was a big part of her formative years and that she didn't want it destroyed or vandalised. The cellar, thought to be part of a bomb shelter built by Wolfgang's grandfather, was filled in though.
- GoofsNatascha has long hair on her 18th birthday; in the next scene she has a bad "bob" haircut; in the following scene, her hair is long again. It's not even 6 months yet, and her hair went from long to short to long.
- Quotes
Natascha Kampusch: Why did you pick me?
Wolfgang Priklopil: I saw your smile.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Natascha Kampusch - Ein Schicksal im Rampenlicht (2013)
Featured review
I came to this movie having read Natascha Kampusch's book of the same name, and watched a documentary about the case.
In it's favour the events depicted in the film are pretty accurate to how they were described in the book. Wolfgang Přiklopil's house and the cell he built are close to how they really were.
But is authenticity enough to make this a good movie? Well, not really.
The film feels very flat, there is very little sense of tension or drama, it's just a plodding retelling of the events.
Thure Lindhardt and Antonia Campbell-Hughes are fine in the roles of Přiklopil and Kampusch. However, some of the other actors are less successful, and it seems as though some of their voices have been re- dubbed?
The main problem with the film is its lack of insight. The film barely explored Kampusch's inner thoughts during the experience, the coping strategies that allowed her to endure the ordeal. And what of Přiklopil? We know nothing really about him, what drove him to do what he did? What happened to him to make him the way he was?
The relationship that developed between Kampusch and Přiklopil was complex. She never lost sight that a crime was being committed and that she had to escape, but she also came to sympathise with him, seeing him as a damaged human being.
Some have said this story shouldn't have been filmed. I don't agree - but I do think it needed to be handled in a different way. Kampusch's story is an extraordinary one, and it really deserved a film that could do it justice.
If you want the full story of what happened, read the book instead.
In it's favour the events depicted in the film are pretty accurate to how they were described in the book. Wolfgang Přiklopil's house and the cell he built are close to how they really were.
But is authenticity enough to make this a good movie? Well, not really.
The film feels very flat, there is very little sense of tension or drama, it's just a plodding retelling of the events.
Thure Lindhardt and Antonia Campbell-Hughes are fine in the roles of Přiklopil and Kampusch. However, some of the other actors are less successful, and it seems as though some of their voices have been re- dubbed?
The main problem with the film is its lack of insight. The film barely explored Kampusch's inner thoughts during the experience, the coping strategies that allowed her to endure the ordeal. And what of Přiklopil? We know nothing really about him, what drove him to do what he did? What happened to him to make him the way he was?
The relationship that developed between Kampusch and Přiklopil was complex. She never lost sight that a crime was being committed and that she had to escape, but she also came to sympathise with him, seeing him as a damaged human being.
Some have said this story shouldn't have been filmed. I don't agree - but I do think it needed to be handled in a different way. Kampusch's story is an extraordinary one, and it really deserved a film that could do it justice.
If you want the full story of what happened, read the book instead.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $6,677,474
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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