| Girl in the Basement is loosely based on Josef Fritzl of Austria who imprisoned his 18 year old daughter Elisabeth in a basement prison for 24 years during which time she gave birth to SEVEN of his children | Fritzl was subsequently arrested and pleaded guilty to multiple charges, resulting in him being sentenced to life imprisonment |
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| Also in the movie Sara looks exactly the same when she leaves the bunker twenty years later, they could've at least aged her a bit |
Spiral: Saw 2021 Movie Official Trailer still from Girl in the Basement trailer, Lifetime, IMDb Girl in the Basement: True story explained The movie is actually based on the Josef Fritzl case which shocked the globe back in 2008.
17| He remains behind bars at Krems-Stein prison and suffers from dementia | Although Girl in the Basement is based on this notorious case, the names and details were changed in order to help protect the identities of the real life victims and persons involved |
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| He served time for rape while he was married, he started raping Elisabeth when she was eleven years old, and he started building her prison three years before he locked her in there | She had wanted to leave the home and explore new horizons, but was instead tragically held prisoner from 1984 |
Girl in the Basement is loosely based on Josef Fritzl of Austria who imprisoned his 18 year old daughter Elisabeth in a basement prison for 24 years during which time she gave birth to SEVEN of his children.
18| Judd Nelson gave a chilling performance as Don, the psycho father who locks his daughter, Sara in the basement for twenty years | The sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her father resulted in the birth of seven children |
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| He served time for rape while he was married, he started raping Elisabeth when she was eleven years old, and he started building her prison three years before he locked her in there | Sarah is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don |
But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.