3096 Days (2013) ⇒ 〈ESSENTIAL〉

(2013) is a harrowing German biographical drama that depicts the eight-year ordeal of Natascha Kampusch , an Austrian girl kidnapped at age 10 and held captive in a secret basement cell. Directed by Sherry Hormann and written by Bernd Eichinger, the film is based on Kampusch's best-selling autobiography of the same name. Plot Overview

The film opens on March 2, 1998, as Natascha is abducted by Wolfgang Přiklopil while walking to school in Vienna. For the next 3,096 days (roughly eight and a half years), she is confined to a soundproof, 6-square-meter dungeon hidden beneath his garage. The narrative follows her transformation from a terrified child into a resilient young woman who eventually seizes an opportunity to escape on August 23, 2006. Following her escape, Přiklopil committed suicide. 3096 Days (2013)