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Girl in the Basement

2021 1h 30m Crime Drama List
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The horrific story of Sara, a vibrant teen girl who was looking forward to her 18th birthday so she could move away from her controlling father, Don. Her world becomes extremely dark when her father imprisons her in the basement of their home.
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Audience Member i cannot believe that this is based on a true story… its so sad. this movie is good, but really really sad. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/31/24 Full Review auntie w Hard to watch knowing that this was based on a true story. The writers could have depicted more of the horror that the children faced when dad went on a vacation and left them to starve! The father neglected his basement family many times. The shock of the family of having another family brought up from the basement. The reunion. Judd Nelson come on!!! This cast was amazing Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Tanner D Truly an awful movie. Writing, soundtrack, acting, and dialog is abysmal and leaves no tension or interest in the story. Just an irritating movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review Lesley P Had me gripped from the first 20 mins. Its a brilliant yet very sad story, what pure hell that girl went through for all those years at the hands of her father. Get the tissues ready for the ending, well worth watching. I gave it 4 and half stars because of the parents. The dad because of what he did and the mum for not once going down to check basement when her husband was at work!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Pooja S Difficult watch due to knowing this was based on true events that happened in real life to Elizabeth Fritzl in Austria. Taken me ages to actually watch it. The film has tamed it down to the actual events of what Elizabeth has to endure. The ending of the film was a bit disappointing, would have liked to see the reaction of when she sees her mum for the first time, she when the siblings all meet. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review paul t Girl In The Basement Review https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeLwNesB/ Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The horrific story of Sara, a vibrant teen girl who was looking forward to her 18th birthday so she could move away from her controlling father, Don. Her world becomes extremely dark when her father imprisons her in the basement of their home.
Director
Elisabeth Röhm
Producer
Alex Kerr, Ron Robinson, Eric Tomosunas
Production Co
Big Dreams Entertainment
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 28, 2021
Runtime
1h 30m
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